, ▁over ▁two ▁mill enn ia ▁later , ▁" of ▁these ▁lov es , ▁according ▁to ▁F ic inus ' s ▁comment ▁on ▁V ales ius , ▁the ▁one ▁is ▁rational ▁- ▁the ▁other ▁is ▁natural ▁- ▁the ▁first ... ex c ites ▁to ▁the ▁desire ▁of ▁philosophy ▁and ▁truth ▁- ▁the ▁second , ▁exc ites ▁to ▁desire , ▁simply ". ▁Arist oph anes ' s ▁conception ▁of ▁man kind ▁as ▁the ▁product ▁of ▁the ▁splitting ▁in ▁two ▁of ▁an ▁original ▁whole : ▁Fre ud ▁would ▁later ▁draw ▁on ▁this ▁myth ▁- ▁" every thing ▁about ▁these ▁prim ae val ▁men ▁was ▁double : ▁they ▁had ▁four ▁hands ▁and ▁four ▁feet , ▁two ▁faces " ▁- ▁to ▁support ▁his ▁theory ▁of ▁the ▁repet ition ▁comp ulsion . ▁Pl ato ' s ▁sub lim ation ▁theory ▁of ▁love ▁- ▁" mount ing ▁up wards ... from ▁one ▁to ▁two , ▁and ▁from ▁two ▁to ▁all ▁fair ▁forms , ▁and ▁from ▁fair ▁forms ▁to ▁fair ▁actions , ▁and ▁from ▁fair ▁actions ▁to ▁fair ▁not ions , ▁until ▁from ▁fair ▁not ions ▁he ▁arriv es ▁at ▁the ▁notion ▁of ▁absolute ▁beauty ". ▁ ▁Arist ot le ▁by ▁contrast ▁placed ▁more ▁emphas is ▁on ▁phil ia ▁( friend ship , ▁affection ) ▁than ▁on ▁er os ▁( lo ve ); ▁and ▁the ▁dialect ic ▁of ▁friendship ▁and ▁love ▁would ▁continue ▁to ▁be ▁played ▁out ▁into ▁and ▁through ▁the ▁Renaissance , ▁with ▁Cic ero ▁for ▁the ▁Lat ins ▁pointing ▁out ▁that ▁" it ▁is ▁love ▁( am or