Sex from Plato to Paglia: A Philosophical Encyclopedia, Volume 1

Alan Soble

Greenwood Publishing Group, 2006 - Sex - 1176 pages

Sexuality has captured the imagination of countless poets, artists, and theorists since antiquity. It has inspired numerous creative works and posed myriad ethical, legal, and social challenges. Because it is so central to society, various thinkers have pondered its philosophical dimensions. The first of its kind, this reference offers comprehensive coverage of the philosophy of sex. Unlike other works, which explore the biological aspects of sex, this encyclopedia locates sexuality in its larger intellectual contexts. Through a wide range of alphabetically arranged entries, it chronicles how people have thought about sexuality across time and cultures. It presents thoughtful entries on thinkers, topics, movements, religions, and concepts, including: BL Augustine BL Ecology and Sexuality; BL Existentialism; BL Gender; BL Thomas Hobbes; BL Homosexuality and Science; BL Humor; BL Judaism; BL Love; BL Sexuality and the Arts; BL Baruch Spinoza; BL And many more. The entries are written by expert contributors and cite current scholarship.

Contents

• Descartes Rene 15961650: 219
• Diseases Sexually Transmitted: 235
• Dysfunction Sexual: 248
• Ellis Havelock 18591939: 261
• Ethics Virtue: 279
• Existentialism: 292
• Feminism French: 308
• Feminism Lesbian: 324
• Feminism Mens: 342
• Flirting: 357
• Freud Sigmund 18561939: 370
• Friendship: 390
• Greek Sexuality and Philosophy Ancient: 410
• HegelG W F 1770l83l: 429
• Heterosexism: 442
• Homosexuality Ethics of: 460
• Hume David 171 11776: 476
• Indian Erotology: 493
• Jainism: 510
• Judaism Twentieth and TwentyFirstCentury: 533

About the author

Author of "The Structure of Love and Pornography," and editor of "The Philosophy of Sex and Eros, Agape and Philia," Alan Soble is Professor of Philosophy at the University of New Orleans.
Author's home page "www.uno.edu/ phil/soble.htm

Bibliographic information

• Title: Sex from Plato to Paglia: A Philosophical Encyclopedia, Volume 1; Sex from Plato to Paglia: A Philosophical Encyclopedia, Alan Soble, ISBN 031332686X, 9780313326868
• Editor: Alan Soble
• Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group, 2006
• ISBN: 0313334242, 9780313334245
• Length: 1176 pages