The philosophy of sex and love : an introduction / Alan Soble.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Soble, Alan.

Series:

Paragon issues in philosophy

The Paragon issues in philosophy series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Love.

Sex.

Sexual ethics.

Physical Description:

xx, 327 pages ; 23 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

St. Paul, MN : Paragon House, 2008.

Summary:

"This introductory textbook is an overview of the nature and the ethics of the many aspects of sex and love"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The background

Projects; the significance of sex and love; secret pictures; sexual pluralism

A history of the philosophy of sex and love

The ancients; medieval philosophy; modern philosophy; the twentieth century; contemporary philosophy

Sex

Sexual concepts

Analytic questions; sexual activity; sexual desire; social constructionism; polysemicity (polysemy); sexual sensations

Sexual perversion

St. Thomas Aquinas; problems with natural law; psychological perversion; psychiatry and perversion; a conceptual framework

Sexual ethics

Contraception; beyond natural law; Immanuel Kant; contemporary Kantian philosophy; utilitarianism; sadomasochism; love

Sexual politics

Consent, again; pedophilia; prostitution and marriage; marital rape; compulsory heterosexuality; pornography

Love

Varieties of love

What is love?; love and value; eros and agape; evaluating and assessing love; the fine gold thread; concern and benevolence; union

Features of love

Tangles in theories of love; exclusivity; uniqueness; irreplaceability; constancy; reciprocity

Sex, love, and marriage

Pauline marriage; the links; sex and love; the death of desire; saving marriage; reasons for monogamy; reasons for marriage

Gender

Women and men; gender and sex surveys; heterosexual failure; gendered sexuality; gendered love.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-305) and index.

ISBN:

9781557788757

1557788758

OCLC:

219568495