Distractions from Phillips and Taylor
The most striking distinction between the erotic life of antiquity and our own no doubt lies in the fact that the ancients laid the stress on the instinct itself, whereas we emphasize its object. The ancients glorified the instinct and were prepared in its account to honour even an inferior object; while we despise the instinctual activity itself, and find excuses for it only in the merits of the object. The only way modern people can justify their desire is to privilege the object.
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