Overview

Despite the centrality of sexuality and love to human life, western history's great philosophers have not produced anything like a detailed and systematic approach to these matters. From Plato's emphasis upon the importance of eros, to the insistence by today's feminists on gender equality, philosophy's interpretation of eroticism and love has been as diverse and explosive as the subject itself. It is this imposing variety of approach and interpretation that makes a lucid, comprehensive anthology on the subject essential. Reflecting the trend over the last twenty years to examine more thoroughly the nature of love and sexuality within a philosophical context, this eclectic anthology presents numerous perspectives on sexual roles and norms, eroticism, pornography, feminism, prostitution, perversion, friendship, and familial love. Philosophical Perspectives on Sex and Love is the most up-to-date appraisal of these central human experiences, featuring the work of thinkers from antiquity to the modern era. On the subject of erotic love, the text offers insight from Plato's Symposium, as well as the works of Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, Robert Nozick, and Robert C. Solomon. There are also reflections on sexual perversion from Thomas Nagel, Jerome Neu, and Michael Ruse. The views of Aristotle and contemporary authors on the morality of friendship and family are presented in a section wholly devoted to those issues, while David Hume and Immanuel Kant investigate the ethics of sexuality in selections from their writings. Care has been taken to present different positions on the most controversial issues, and most selections are offered in their entirety. Invaluable for courses in social philosophy, sexuality, social ethics, and feminism, no other volume can give students a more comprehensive discussion of love's countless dimensions.

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Author:   Stewart
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.30cm
Weight:   0.520kg
ISBN:  

9780195080315

ISBN 10:   0195080319
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   23 February 1995
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction I. Sex Roles, Equality, and Social Policy John Stuart Mill: From The Subjection of Women Elizabeth Rapaport: On the Future of Love: Rousseau and the Radical Feminists Alison Jaggar: On Sexual Equality Linda LeMoncheck: Feminist Ethics and Feminist Politics: Treating Women as Sex Objects Michael Levin: What is Feminism? Melinda Vadas: A First Look at the Pornography/Civil Rights Ordinance: Could Pornography be the Subordination of Women? William Parent: A Second Look at Pornography and the Subordination of Women Laurie Shrage: Should Feminists Oppose Prostitution? Robert Stewart: Moral Criticism and the Social Meaning of Prostitution II. Sexual Norms and Ethics Jerome Neu: Freud and Perversion Thomas Nagel: Sexual Perversion Michael Ruse: Is Homosexuality Bad Sexuality? J. Roger Lee: Sadomasochism: An Ethical Analysis David Hume: Of Chastity and Modesty Immanuel Kant: Duties Towards the Body in Respect of Sexual Impulse; Crimina Carnis Frederick Elliston: In Defense of Promiscuity Richard Wassertrom: Is Adultery Immoral? John H. Bogart: On the Nature of Rape III. Erotic Love Plato: From Symposium Arthur Schopenhauer: From The Metaphysics of the Love of the Sexes Soren Kierkegaard: Don Juan's Secret Jean-Paul Sartre: First Attitude Toward Others: Love, Language, Masochism Simone de Beauvoir: From The Woman in Love Irving Singer: Appraisal and Bestowal Alan Soble: Reconciling Eros and Agape Robert Nozick: Love's Bond Robert C. Solomon: The Virtue of (Erotic) Love IV. Friendship and Familial Love Aristotle: From Nicomachean Ethics, Books VIII and IX Veera Kapur Badhwar: The Circumstances of Justice: Pluralism, Community, and Friendship Ellen Fox: Paternalism and Friendship James Conlon: Why Lovers Can't Be Friends Jeffrey Blustein: The Duties of Grown Children Jane English: What Do Grown Children Owe Their Parents? Anthony Graybosch: Parents, Children, and Friends

Reviews

This is an excellent, varied collection. --David Detmer, Purdue University The best anthology on sex and love. Stewart includes articles on love as normal and perverted, erotic, friendly, and familiar, drawing on traditional as well as contemporary treatments. --Susan J. Armstrong, Humboldt State University Terrific anthology--accessible yet profound selection with clear historical development. The bibliography is bountiful. --Raymond Belliotti, SUNY-Fredonia I like the scope and depth of the articles/selections and find them thought-provoking... --Jack Cottrell, Cincinnati Bible College

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