A symposium during the times of Socrates and Plato was a place to discuss and philosophize different matters. Today, I experienced one of these symposiums and discussions myself in my humanities class. The main discussion revolved around the "Four Cardinal Virtues" which are:
- Prudence (knowledge)
- Fortitude (bravery/courage)
- Temperance (moderation)
- Justice (fairness)
Throughout our conversation we discussed of these subjects and what they meant to us, and just gave example of what we thought which actions exemplified these virtues. There were numerous points that were brought out during our long conversation, but these was a point that stuck to me. Near the end of our conversation everyone said a virtue that they would like to add as the fifth cardinal virtue. A virtue that one of my classmates pointed out was "commitment". Although I personally believe that these four cardinal virtues pretty much already embody almost every virtue that could be added, "commitment" or being committed to do something is an incredibly important virtue. Commitment is seen throughout ones daily life and through being committed you could somehow attain some of these virtues. One must be committed to their education to gain knowledge, one must be committed to be brave and stick for what they believe in, to have temperance you must be devoted to take have things in moderation, and the list could go on and on. I believe that it's vital to be devoted person, whatever that devotion is to.
This Symposium experience helped many people in our class bring out the true philosopher in them. As a class we were having deep discussions about subjects that famous philosophers have pondered upon themselves. This experience helped widened my perspective, not just about these virtues, but LIFE in general. Which then makes me wonder... What is life?
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