"Introduction" to the anthology Sex, Love, and Friendship (1997, Rodopi; now Brill), includes a h... more "Introduction" to the anthology Sex, Love, and Friendship (1997, Rodopi; now Brill), includes a history of The Society for the Philosophy of Sex and Love (founded 1977).
The most striking distinction between the erotic life of antiquity and our own . . . [is] that th... more The most striking distinction between the erotic life of antiquity and our own . . . [is] that the ancients laid the stress upon the instinct itself, whereas we emphasize its object. The ancients glorified the instinct and were prepared on its account to honour even an inferior object; while we despise the instinctual activity in itself, and find excuses for it only in the merits of the object.
"Introduction" to the anthology Sex, Love, and Friendship (1997, Rodopi; now Brill), includes a h... more "Introduction" to the anthology Sex, Love, and Friendship (1997, Rodopi; now Brill), includes a history of The Society for the Philosophy of Sex and Love (founded 1977).
The most striking distinction between the erotic life of antiquity and our own . . . [is] that th... more The most striking distinction between the erotic life of antiquity and our own . . . [is] that the ancients laid the stress upon the instinct itself, whereas we emphasize its object. The ancients glorified the instinct and were prepared on its account to honour even an inferior object; while we despise the instinctual activity in itself, and find excuses for it only in the merits of the object.
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