This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Plato's dialogue, the Lysis, focused on the nature of love and friendship This lecture focuses specifically on Socrates' dialectic with the youth Lysis bearing upon whether or not his parents love him very much (sphodra philei), which would then imply that they wish him to be very happy (eudaimonistaton), and seemingly would conflict with the fact that they do not allow him to do what he wishes to with most matters, or to rule himself, but actually place other people including slaves in authority over him. Socrates and Lysis together work out a criterion for when a person is allowed to do as they wish with a particular matter they are concerned with, which isn't age, but rather whether they understand the matter. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/A4quYdWoM You can find over 4000 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler Purchase Plato's Lysis - https://link.amazon/B06g9uelJ