Gary Foster

Desire, Love, and Identity

Philosophy of Sex and Love

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Produktbeschreibung

Desire, Love, and Identity: Philosophy of Sex and Love combines classical readings with contemporary articles exploring love and sex as defining features of our identity.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 392
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Januar 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 175mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 612g
• ISBN-13: 9780199015207
• ISBN-10: 0199015201
• Artikelnr.: 47865793

Autorenporträt

Gary Foster, Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Wilfrid Laurier University

Inhaltsangabe

* Full Table of Contents^r
* Contributors
* Preface
* Part 1: Sex
* Introduction to the Philosophy of Sex
* Section 1. Sexual Desire
* Chapter 1: The Structure of Sexual Desire
* Introduction
* Jean-Paul Sartre, "Sexual Desire"
* Thomas Nagel, "Sexual Perversion"
* Discussion
* Suggestions for Further Reading
* Chapter 2: The Object(s) of Sexual Desire
* Introduction
* Rockney Jacobsen, "Objects of Desire" (commissioned)
* John Russon, "Why Sexuality Matters" (commissioned)
* Discussion
* Suggestions for Further Reading
* Chapter 3: Sex: Art or Science?
* Introduction
* Michel Foucault, "Scientia Sexualis"
* Réal Fillion, "Challenging Norms: The Co-creative Core of Erotic
Life" (commissioned)
* Discussion
* Suggestions for Further Reading
* Chapter 4: Talking About Sex
* Introduction
* Michel Foucault, "We 'Other Victorians'"
* Ada S. Jaarsma, "The Speaker's Benefit and the Case of Dan Savage"
(commissioned)
* Greta Cristina, "Are We Having Sex Now or What?"
* Discussion
* Suggestions for Further Reading
* Section 2. Objectification and Sexual Identity
* Chapter 5: Sexual Objectification
* Introduction
* Immanuel Kant, "Of Duties to the Body in Regard to the Sexual
Impulse"
* Martha C. Nussbaum, "Objectification"
* Patricia Marino, "The Ethics of Sexual Objectification: Autonomy and
Consent"
* Discussion
* Suggestions for Further Reading
* Chapter 6: Sexual Identity and Gender Identity
* Emily Ann Parker, "Sexual Assault as Derivatization" (commissioned)
* Michael Gilbert (A.K.A. Miqqi Alicia Gilbert), "Cross-Dressing,
Trans, and All Stops In-Between" (commissioned)
* Discussion
* Suggestions for Further Reading
* Section 3. Ethics and Sexual Issues
* Chapter 7: The Ethics of Sex Work
* Introduction
* Chloë Taylor, "Sex Work and Desexualization: Foucauldian Reflections
on Sex Work" (commissioned)
* Julia O'Connell Davidson, "The Rights and Wrongs of Prostitution"
* Discussion
* Suggestions for Further Reading
* 8: Chapter 8: Other Ethical Issues
* Christopher Bartel, "Resolving the Gamer's Dilemma"
* Yolanda Estes, "BDSM: My Apology" (commissioned)
* Discussion
* Suggestions for Further Reading
* Part 2: Love
* Introduction to the Philosophy of Love
* Section 4 The Nature of Love
* Chapter 9: Traditions of Love
* Introduction
* Plato, From The Symposium: "Aristophanes' Speech" and "Socrates'
Speech"
* Rekha Navneet, "The Ethical and Mystical Import of Kama:
Sexual/Erotic Passion in Classical Indian Tradition" (commissioned)
* Discussion
* Suggestions for Further Reading
* Chapter 10: What Is Love?
* Introduction
* Irving Singer, "Appraisal and Bestowal"
* Glenn Parsons, "Physical Beauty and Romantic Love" (commissioned)
* Discussion
* Suggestions for Further Reading
* Chapter 11: Agape and Eros
* Alan Soble, "Two Views of Love"
* Harry G. Frankfurt, "On Love and Its Reasons"
* Discussion
* Suggestions for Further Reading
* Section 5. Romantic Love
* Chapter 12: Love and Identity
* Jean-Paul Sartre, "First Attitude toward Others: Love, Language,
Masochism"
* Robert C. Solomon, "Romantic Love"
* Robert C. Solomon, "The Identity Theory of Love"
* Discussion
* Suggestions for Further Reading
* Chapter 13: Love and Identity in Question
* Simone de Beauvoir, "The Woman in Love"
* Noël Merino, "The Problem with 'We': Rethinking Joint Identity in
Romantic Love"
* Discussion
* Suggestions for Further Reading
* Section 6. Relationships and Marriage
* Chapter 14: Ethical Relationships
* Alexis Shotwell, "Ethical Polyamory and Responsibility"
(commissioned)
* Lauren Bialystok, "Different and Unequal: Justice in Intimate
Relationships" (commissioned)
* Discussion
* Suggestions for Further Reading
* Chapter 15: Marriage
* Introduction
* Immanuel Kant, "Marriage and Monogamy"
* Jill Rusin, "The Meaning of Marriage" (commissioned)
* Elizabeth Brake, "Marriage for Everybody: What Is Marriage Equality?"
(commissioned)
* Discussion
* Suggestions for Further Reading
* Section 7 Friendship
* Chapter 16: What is Friendship?
* Introduction
* Aristotle, From The Nicomachean Ethics: "Friendship and Partnership"
* Discussion
* Suggestions for Further Reading
* Chapter 17: Friendship and Value
* Introduction
* Tony Milligan, "The Politics of Love" (commissioned)
* Annette C. Baier, "How to Lose Friends"
* Discussion
* Suggestions for Further Reading
* Chapter 18: Friendship and Love Online
* Introduction
* Robert Sharp, "The Obstacles against Reaching the Highest Level of
Aristotelian Friendship Online"
* Gary Foster, "Internet Dating: Challenges to Love and Personal
Identity"
* Discussion
* Suggestions for Further Reading
* Bibliography