'The offspring in the marriage of Eros and Logos is tolerance'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Tolerance arises from blending passion (Eros) and reason (Logos).
- In plain terms
- Love plus reason equals tolerance.
- What can you take from it?
- Balance emotion and logic to build tolerance.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How to balance them?
- Which is more important?
Another view
Simplifies complex origins of tolerance.
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