The topic of pederasty, one that took pride of place over the love of women in the erotic lives of Greek aristocrats in general and 5th century BC Athenians in particular, was the subject of extensive analysis in the Greek philosophical schools as well as in later writings of antiquity.

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  • The topic of pederasty, one that took pride of place over the love of women in the erotic lives of Greek aristocrats in general and 5th century BC Athenians in particular, was the subject of extensive analysis in the Greek philosophical schools as well as in later writings of antiquity. Some of the principal dilemmas discussed were: What is the place of pederasty in a sacred view of the world? What kind of lover should a wise boy choose? Which form should pederasty take: erotic but chaste, or sexually expressed? Is pederasty right or wrong? Is pederasty better or worse than the love of women? Philosophy itself was a discipline practiced in an intensely homosocial environment, and many - if not all - of its practitioners also engaged in homoerotic relationships, some of a pederastic nature, others not. For example, after the deaths of Plato and of his successor, the presidency of the Academy passed from lover to beloved for the next one hundred years. Of the Stoics, Chrysippus, Cleanthes, and Zeno fell in love with young men.
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  • The topic of pederasty, one that took pride of place over the love of women in the erotic lives of Greek aristocrats in general and 5th century BC Athenians in particular, was the subject of extensive analysis in the Greek philosophical schools as well as in later writings of antiquity.
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  • Philosophy of Greek pederasty
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