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Drinks at Plato's: Creating a Contemporary Symposium Or DRINKS AT PLATO’S: CREATING A CONTEMPORARY SYMPOSIUM OR: “MY BIG FAT GREEK THESIS” by Donald J. Hauka FINAL PROJECT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS In the program of Graduate Liberal Studies © Donald James Hauka 2010 SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY Spring 2010 All rights reserved. This work may not be reproduced in whole or in part, by photocopy or other means, without permission of the author. APPROVAL Name: Donald J. Hauka Degree: Master of Arts Title of Thesis: “Drinks at Plato’s:” Creating a Contemporary Symposium, or: “My Big Fat Greek Thesis.” Examining Committee: Chair: Name Dr. Stephen Duguid, Director, Graduate Liberal Studies ______________________________________ Name Senior Supervisor Dr. Heesoon Bai, ______________________________________ Name Supervisor Dr. Lynn Fels ______________________________________ External Examiner: George Belliveau, Associate Professor, University of British Columbia Date Defended/Approved: March 30, 2010 ii Declaration of Partial Copyright Licence The author, whose copyright is declared on the title page of this work, has granted to Simon Fraser University the right to lend this thesis, project or extended essay to users of the Simon Fraser University Library, and to make partial or single copies only for such users or in response to a request from the library of any other university, or other educational institution, on its own behalf or for one of its users. The author has further granted permission to Simon Fraser University to keep or make a digital copy for use in its circulating collection (currently available to the public at the “Institutional Repository” link of the SFU Library website <www.lib.sfu.ca> at: <http://ir.lib.sfu.ca/handle/1892/112>) and, without changing the content, to translate the thesis/project or extended essays, if technically possible, to any medium or format for the purpose of preservation of the digital work. The author has further agreed that permission for multiple copying of this work for scholarly purposes may be granted by either the author or the Dean of Graduate Studies. It is understood that copying or publication of this work for financial gain shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission. Permission for public performance, or limited permission for private scholarly use, of any multimedia materials forming part of this work, may have been granted by the author. This information may be found on the separately catalogued multimedia material and in the signed Partial Copyright Licence. While licensing SFU to permit the above uses, the author retains copyright in the thesis, project or extended essays, including the right to change the work for subsequent purposes, including editing and publishing the work in whole or in part, and licensing other parties, as the author may desire. The original Partial Copyright Licence attesting to these terms, and signed by this author, may be found in the original bound copy of this work, retained in the Simon Fraser University Archive. Simon Fraser University Library Burnaby, BC, Canada Last revision: Spring 09 ABSTRACT To the philosopher and the screenwriter, The Symposium is a masterwork. The philosopher admires Socrates’ inspired thinking as he gives us a glimpse of the highest form of beauty. The screenwriter esteems the skill with which the characters are drawn and their sparkling dialogue. Both may feel that the event evoked in The Symposium is so real that, rather than having taken place over 2,400 years ago, it might have occurred last night, anywhere in the world. How does Plato transcend his Volkergedanken (Folk ideas) and touch the Elementargedanken (Elementary ideas)? What are his "mechanics of eternity?" Part One of the thesis is a theoretical essay examining the mythic landscape beneath The Symposium, revealing a “marriage” between mythos and logos that gives Symposium its transcendent quality. Part Two is a screenplay entitled Drinks at Plato’s, set in Los Angeles and demonstrating how the mythos-logos marriage transcends time and place. Keywords: Mythos, logos, Elementargedanken, Volkergedanken, Socrates, Symposium, screenwriting. Subject Terms: Philosophy, screenwriting, Plato, Socrates, mythology iii DEDICATION I would like to dedicate this to a female trinity and a male triumvirate that made it possible for me to write it at all. First, I dedicate this work to Donatella Clignon, my wife, who has supported me, encouraged me and, when necessary, prodded me to complete this extraordinary journey through the Graduate Liberal Studies program in general and this final project in particular. Second, I dedicate this work to my Senior Supervisor, Heesoon Bai, who believed in me, went to bat for me and never gave up hope that her plodding student would, like the turtle, cross the finish line some day. I will always cherish her encouragement, her keen insight, and her trust in me. Third, I dedicate this work (especially the screenplay portion thereof) to Lynn Fels, who challenged me to do more, to be inclusive and to put the screenplay in my head onto the page. “Drinks at Plato’s” is far richer as a result of her shrewd editing and comments and I wish to thank her for her persistence. The male triumvirate who had a hand in this are Michael Fellman (who let me into the program in the first place), my fellow cohort member Michael Toma (who made it to the finish line ahead of me and always encouraged me to follow his example), and my son, Nicolas, who taught me that the mythos still has power to transform and shape our lives for the good, forever. iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS As you know, a final project is like an iceberg: the published project is just the tip of a mountain of effort by many. I wish the thank the hard work and administrative wizardry of Trish Graham and Wendy Sjolin who somehow made time stand still and had the power to help me leap through any hoop placed before me. I also wish to acknowledge Peter Schouls who helped me focus my final project submission and whose “Limits and Capacity of Reason” foundation course was inspiring. I would be remiss if I did not mention Anne-Marie Feenberg-Dibon and Michael Fellman, who helped me find my voice and gave me the confidence to carry on. And I would also like to thank the three educators who supported my application to the Graduate Liberal Studies Program low these many years ago: Dr. Valerie Whiffen, Brian Antonson (Associate Dean, Broadcast and Media Communications, BCIT) and Dr. Cole Harris. I hope I have in some small way repaid your faith in me. Finally, I wish to acknowledge the invaluable contributions made by my fellow students. GLS is a community of learners and I feel honoured to have taken part on some many peak educational experiences with such a dedicated group of people. v TABLE OF CONTENTS Approval .............................................................................................................. ii Abstract .............................................................................................................. iii Dedication .......................................................................................................... iv Acknowledgements ............................................................................................ v Table of Contents .............................................................................................. vi Glossary ............................................................................................................ vii PART I INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. 1 CHAPTER ONE: The screenwriter’s task ......................................................... 6 The Art of Adaptation ........................................................................................ 6 Elements of Adaptation: Murder, Media and Myth ............................................. 9 Transforming The Symposium into Drinks at Plato’s ....................................... 13 Screenplay Building Blocks: Character Outlines, Beat Sheet and Treatment ......................................................................................... 19 Conclusion ...................................................................................................... 22 CHAPTER TWO: THE STUDENT'S TASK (I) ................................................... 23 The Mythic Landscape: The Marriage of Zeus and Hera ................................ 29 Socrates—The Hierophant and the Epopteia .................................................. 70 Conclusion ...................................................................................................... 95 CHAPTER THREE: THE STUDENT’S TASK (II) -- Back to the Future ....... 101 From Forms to Freud: The archai in contemporary society ........................... 102 Folk ideas for the speakers ........................................................................... 106 Mythos and Logos ......................................................................................... 106 Character Outlines for Drinks at Plato's Take Two ........................................ 111 New character outlines for the Female Trinity ............................................... 122 Conclusion .................................................................................................... 124 APPENDIX A: ROUGH CHARACTER OUTLINES FOR “DRINKS AT PLATO” ..........................................................................................................
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