Sex : a philosophical primer / Irving Singer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Singer, Irving.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex--Philosophy.

Sex.

Physical Description:

xxxvi, 135 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

Expanded edition.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2004]

Summary:

In this expanded edition, Singer supplements the 2001 edition with a timely and stimulating essay that focuses upon marriage, particularly same-sex marriage. Singer maintains that questions about sex are fundamental in all thinking about the marital condition, and addresses the problem of same-sex legitimization and rights to material benefits by analyzing the nature of marriage, union, and family in their relation to sexuality and love. For first-time and seasoned readers alike, Singer's lucid new reflections will clarify current and emerging issues in the philosophy of sex.

Contents:

Preface to the Expanded Edition-Marriage: Same-Sex and Opposite-Sex ix

1 Sex, Love, Compassion 1

2 Patterns of the Sensuous and the Passionate 17

3 The Nature and Evaluation of Sex 53

4 Criteria of Sexual Goodness 65

Pleasure 65

Enjoyment and Satisfaction 72

Completeness and Reciprocity 78

Love 84

Embodiment and Absorption 89

Natural and Unnatural 95

5 Is There an Art of Sex? 103

Conclusion: Toward a Theory of Sex 113.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-130) and index.

ISBN:

0742512371

OCLC:

57178859