Although I touched on the idea briefly in my first article here at Sex and the 405, I’d like to expand more on the idea of obstruction as it relates to the erotic. As mentioned, in some ways, obstruction is necessary for any erotic element to exist. Eros, by definition, logically requires a la[...]
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Beauty, Eros, and the Particular
“Beauty always takes place in the particular, and if there are no particulars, the chances of seeing it go down.” — Elaine Scarry I have been mulling over the idea that beauty is, in essence, a particular trait over the past few weeks in considering my own conceptions and occasions[...]
Eros: An Introduction
In Greek mythology, Eros is a primordial god of sexual love, beauty, and fertility distilled from the chaos that created our universe. Although contemporary conceptions of eros focus on harmony and unity, in classical Greek culture eros was thought of as an agent of madness as well as a creative inf[...]