Overview

The joke is that all the prostitutes go on vacation when the philosophers come to town. The reason that the other conventioneers do it; philosophers just talk about it. And talk about sex and love, and friendship is what the contributors to this volume do! They talk and argue, split hairs and clarify, all trying to advance our understanding of this most interesting practice of the human species. Some of the best minds on three continents, from four nations, and eighteen of the United States discuss such topics as adultery, commitment, cross dressing, gender politics, date rape, family, friendship, friends as lovers, gayness, love, marital pluralism, marriage, prostitution, religiously motivated anti-queer sentiments, same sex marriage, seduction, and self-respect. Rather than preach, participants probe our attitudes and practices involving these issues with the aim of better understanding the broad range of sexual practices of our species. The result is a collection of stimulating essays that can enliven class discussions as well as provide guidance for the sexually perplexed. The work is accessible to readers from high school through college and beyond.

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Author:   Adrianne Leigh McEvoy
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Editions Rodopi B.V.
Volume:   232
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.075kg
ISBN:  

9789042033689

ISBN 10:   9042033681
Pages:   556
Publication Date:   01 January 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Table of Contents

Richard T. HULL: Editorial Foreword Acknowledgments James CONLON: Why Lovers Can't Be Friends Linda LEMONCHECK: Feminism and Promiscuity Ronald SUTER: Clarifying the Question, `What is This Thing Called Love?' Caroline J. SIMON: Just Friends, Friends and Lovers, or ...? Robert VAN WYK: The Morality of Teenage Sex and its Implications for Sex Education Robert ROSENFELD: The Burden of Initiation Louisa Lee MOON: The Complexity of `No': A Response to Rosenfeld Louisa Lee MOON: Prostitution and Date Rape Robert ROSENFELD: Participation or Consent: A Response to Moon William O. STEPHENS: Can a Stoic Love? Patrick HOPKINS: Gender Politics and the Cross-Dresser Steven BARBONE: Spinoza in Love David MERTZ: Whither Romantic Love Stanislas Marcus VAN HOOFT: Commitment and the Bond of Love Marshall MISSNER: Reply to van Hooft Raja HALWANI: Virtue Ethics and Adultery Ana Victoria (Viki) SOADY: Critical Response to Virtue Ethics and Adultery Nikolay MILKOV: Sexual Experience Al SPANGLER: Desire and Arousal William O. STEPHENS: Wise Woman versus Manic Man Lee David PERLMAN: Wounded Eros Barbara S. ANDREW: Self-Respect and Loving Others Robert F. CARD: Gender, Justice within the Family, and the Commitments of Liberalism Cindy HOLDER: Comments on Robert Card Sheldon WEIN: IUDs, STIs, and DNA Jennifer PARKS: Commentary on Sheldon Wein Eric M. CAVE: Marital Pluralism Wendy Lynne LEE: Commentary on Eric M. Cave Carol V.A. QUINN: Embracing Gayness with Integrity Raja HALWANI: Comments on Quinn Carol V.A. QUINN: A Response to Raja Halwani's Comments Alan SOBLE: Sexual Use and What to Do about It Raja HALWANI: Love and Virtue Marianne JANACK: Commentary on Raja Halwani John M. ORLANDO: Marriage Laws and Gender Discrimination Jo TRIGILIO: Same-Sex Marriage and Gender Discrimination: A Response to Orlando Martha C. BECK: Jung and Plato on Individuation Ashley PRYOR: A Response to Martha C. Beck Andrew J. MITCHELL: Friendship amongst the Self-Sufficient William O. STEPHENS: If Friendship Hurts, an Epicurean Deserts: A Reply to Andrew Mitchell Caroline W. MELINE: The Dialectic of Love and Freedom Barbara S. ANDREW: Love, Freedom, and Self-Knowledge: A Response to Meline Erik J. WIELENBERG: Aristotelian Love-Making Edward L. ABRAMS: Conscious Experience, Awkwardness, and Virtue: Reply to Wielenberg Andrew I. COHEN: Examining the Bonds and Bounds of Friendship Diane JESKE: Comments on Andrew I. Cohen Ludger VIEFHUES-BAILEY: Insights from the Straight-Jacket Carol V.A. QUINN: Comments on Ludger Viefhues-Bailey Raja HALWANI: Temperance and Sexual Ethics Carol V.A. QUINN: Comments on Raja Halwani Sabine GREBE: The Transformation of the Husband/Wife Relationship during Exile William O. STEPHENS: Separated Spouses and Equal Partners Andrea VELTMAN: Aristotle and Kant on Self-Knowledge and Self-Disclosure through Friendship Mane HAJDIN: Comments on Alan Soble's Pornography, Sex, and Feminism Linda WILLIAMS: Pornography, Dignity, and Polysemicity: Comments on Alan Soble's Pornography, Sex, and Feminism Kathleen J. WININGER: Comments on Alan Soble's Pornography, Sex, and Feminism Betty WOODMAN: Exploring Sartrean Desire Benjamin A. GORMAN: Sartrean Desire: Commentary on Woodman Eric M. CAVE: Sexual Liberalism and Seduction Mary MACLEOD: Comments on Eric M. Cave Susan STARK: Virtue and the Value of Affective Transformation Karen STOHR: Affective Transformation and the Kantian Moral Outlook: Comments on Susan Stark About the Authors Index

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