The Philosophy of Sex and Love: An Introduction (Paragon Issues in Philosophy)

By Alan Soble

Book Overview

This is an introductory textbook in the philosophy of sex and love by one of America's best known authors on the topic. It is a critical overview of the nature, and the ethics, of sex and love. Most... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557788758
• ISBN13: 9781557788757
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Paragon House Publishers
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Intriguing and very much enlightening to readers

What makes many of us tick and what continues the species, Sex and Love are two complicated things. Now in a significantly revised and expanded second edition, "The Philosophy of Sex and Love" by Alan Soble is a scholarly text tackling the philosophical and moral questions surrounding what's on the minds of many throughout the day. Questions on morality of many sexual practices, the psychological aspect of many of them, how love ties into everything, and more are discussed, to prompt many readers to put deep thought into one of humanity's most basic instincts. "The Philosophy of Sex and Love" is intriguing and very much enlightening to readers, highly recommended.

Thought you knew all about sex and love? Think again!

I was able to take Professor Soble's class this summer. As I was looking through this book in the University book store several of the chapter headings piqued my interest and I ended up reading the book even before class began. I found his writing to be clear and understandable, even with the occasional discussions of the love/sex life of the those poor confused individuals knows as x and y (I wish them luck in their search for exclusivity, constancy & reciprocity!) He often made his points with humor and even made me laugh out loud at his references to the World Series, things that are waved at the public during Mardi Gras and what provides an interesting distraction from grading exam papers! From Plato & St. Paul to Goldman & Nagel, Professor Soble's book takes the reader through the many questions asked throughout history about the nature of sex and love and does it in such a way that we can all understand it.