The Philosophy of Sex: Contemporary Readings

Halwani, Raja

ISBN 10: 1538155370 / ISBN 13: 9781538155370

Published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2022

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Synopsis:

With twenty-five essays, seven of which are new to the eighth edition, this best-selling volume examines the nature, morality, and social meanings of contemporary sexual phenomena. Topics include: sexual desire and activity, masturbation, Sexual orientation, asexuality, transgender issues, Zoophilia, rape, casual sex and promiscuity, love and sex, polyamory, sexual consent, sexual, perversion, sexual ethics, objectification, BDSM, sex and technology, sex and race, and sex work. Updated and new discussion questions offer students starting points for debate in both the classroom and the bedroom.

About the Authors: Raja Halwani is professor of philosophy at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Jacob M. Held is professor of philosophy and assistant provost for Academic Assessment and General Education at the University of Central Arkansas.

Natasha McKeever is Lecturer in Applied Ethics at the IDEA Centre in the University of Leeds, UK. She is co-director and co-lead (with Luke Brunning) of the Centre for Love, Sex and Relationships (CLSR) and the Ethical Dating Online Research Network. Previous titles include the edited volumes The Philosophy of Love in the Past, Present and Future (2022) and The Philosophy of Sex: Contemporary Readings 8th edition, 2022).

Alan Soble is emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of New Orleans and teaches at Drexel University.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Philosophy of Sex: Contemporary Readings
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publication Date: 2022
Binding: paperback
Condition: Good