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Wingless yet eager to be winged...

Posted by Pharmakon on 2020-July-4 04:59:48, Saturday
In reply to the transcendentals posted by LaudateAgno on 2020-July-4 04:28:22, Saturday
...is Plato's phrase for those who "choosing that part which the multitude account blissful achieve their full desire" (Hackforth tr; 256C-D).

Not so bad a fate.

In some traditions (Tantric or Vajrayana Buddhism and some Christian sects as well), sex itself is regarded as a religious practice. I don't think we need to treat Plato as an extreme ascetic just because he stops short of that. That sex can tempt one away from the pursuit of truth and beauty, even in one's relationships with boys, is something to which I can personally attest.

hugzu ;-p


Pharmakon
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