In this essay I explore the idea that there are two kinds of virtue: the 'negative' virtue of not doing harm, and 'positive' virtue of actively doing good.
Virtuous Pedophiles have been very successful in promoting 'negative' virtue, encouraging paedophiles to avoid any contact with children that could result in feelings of love or desire. But I argue that paedophiles often greatly enrich the lives of children they are close to, and that this is as much Virtue as that promoted by Virtuous Pedophiles.
However, the good things we do for children can not be rung up to the credit of 'paedophilia' since we are obliged to do them whilst keeping our sexuality secret.
At the conclusion of this essay I try to flesh out a vision of a web site where caring paedophiles can anonymously share and feel proud about the good things they have done for children they care about, a site that would make visible the good things we do, and promote a vision of paedophilia which maybe allows us self-respect and gives us credit for the goodness of our love.
The site is just a dream at the moment. I have no idea whether whether it is a good idea, whether it is wanted by the paedophile community, or whether it would work.
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