Porn vs. Eros

A banquet musician reties her himation (long garment) as her client watches. From an Attic red-figured cup, c. 490 BC, British Museum.

Sometimes the best way to understand the nature of something is to contrast it to something else that has similarities. The differences can help us understand what a thing is.

So, what is the difference between Porn and Eros? Maybe this can help us understand the nature of Eros. This doesn’t mean one is “better” than the other. But both do seem to raise a related question about censorship…