The Moral Psychology of Sexual Passion
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Description
This book provides a diverse collection of original essays by contemporary philosophers on subjects central to most people's lives: the mental and moral dimensions of sexual attraction and desire. It begins by exploring important ways of conceptualizing these mental states, and then expands into the more provocative territory of their moral and political evaluation. Sub-topics include how sexual attraction and desire relate to emotion, perception, and other motivations, such as appetites, impulses or urges; the extent to which they determine sexual orientation; ways in which (as dimensions of “lust”) they can be vicious or virtuous; aspects of sexual fantasy and fiction; ways in which they can affect sexual intimacy for trans people; ways in which autistic persons may uniquely relate to them; and even their potential effects on political movements. The book includes a variety of psychological and moral viewpoints, leaving the reader free to decide between them. While no single book can cover all aspects of this very broad subject, The Moral Psychology of Sexual Attraction and Desire presents an informative sample of topics and perspectives suitable for both university-level courses and non-academic audiences.
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Table of Contents
1. Sin or Synecdoche: Taxonomies of Lust (Arina Pismenny, University of Nevada, Reno)
2. Without Impulses, Without Joy? Openness to Lust and the Virtues of Self-Control (William D'Alessandro, College of William & Mary)
3. Agapic Lust - The Very Idea (Jeffrey Hershfield, Wichita State University)
4. Lust, Learning, and the Good Life (Bradley Richards, Toronto Metropolitan University)
5. The Elusive Nature of Sexual Desire (Mathilde Cappelli, University of Geneva)
6. The Emotional Rationality of Sexual Attraction (Larry A. Herzberg, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh)
7. What Does Sexual Attraction Tell Us About the Human Condition? (James Giles, independent scholar)
8. Sexual Attraction and the Bases of Sexual Orientation (Raja Halwani, School of the Art Institute of Chicago)
9. What Nonconcordance Tells Us about Sexual Attraction and Orientation (Nicholas Laskowski, University of Maryland)
10. Is Asexuality a Sexual Orientation? (Brian Eckley, Georgia College and State University)
11. Hot for Revolution (Caleb Ward, University of Hamburg)
12. Coming Aut (Andrea Dionne Warmack, Ursinus College)
13. Hopeless Romantics: Trans Women, (Nontrans) Men, and the Failures of Intimacy (Talia Mae Bettcher & Cyprus Marques, California State University, Los Angeles)
14. Do we have a right to sexual pleasure? (Ezio Di Nucci, University of Copenhagen)
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Product details
| Published | 21 Jan 2027 |
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| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 224 |
| ISBN | 9798216367581 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Series | Moral Psychology of the Emotions |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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