The Philosophy of Sex: Contemporary Readings by Raja Halwani


The Philosophy of Sex: Contemporary Readings
Title : The Philosophy of Sex: Contemporary Readings
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ISBN : 1442261447
ISBN-10 : 9781442261440
Format Type : ebook
Number of Pages : 552
Publication : Published September 15, 2017

With twenty-five essays, fourteen of which are new to this edition, this best-selling volume examines the nature, morality, and social meanings of contemporary sexual phenomena. Topics include sexual desire, masturbation, sex on the Internet, homosexuality, transgender and transsexual issues, rape, and promiscuity. New chapters discuss polyamory, transgender issues, queer issues, paraphilia, drugs and sex, objectification, BDSM, cybersex, and sex and race. Updated and new discussion questions offer students starting points for debate in both the classroom and the bedroom.

The Philosophy of Sex: Contemporary Readings Reviews

  • Valentin

    some of these essays… disgusting

  • Dan DalMonte

    This book has some lively discussions, but it lacks breadth of perspective. Its historical figures are limited to Kant. There is no sympathetic discussion of the Thomistic-Aristotelian tradition. All the authors endorse a rejection of the natural law tradition of sexuality, in which we read off, from natural structures, the design of a Creator. There are some others who seek a more robust sexual ethics than one based on mere consent, in which consent transforms any sexual act into something morally acceptable. But even these authors are not willing to charitably discuss the traditional natural law perspective. I would have liked some historical authors mixed in with contemporary authors. That said, the discussion in this text is lively and stimulating. Kant is certainly worth considering on the issues of objectification and autonomy in sexuality.