In his dialogue Symposium, the Greek philosopher Plato discussed various possibilities regarding love, treating homosexuality with respect and expressing the belief that love formed by a meeting of souls is superior to love founded on physical attraction.
而哲學家柏拉圖也在《饗宴》一書中，多樣地討論愛的可能性；包括對同性戀的尊重，認為靈魂相交的愛高於身體相引的欲愛等等。