Ethics and Sex

Igor Primoratz

Routledge, 1999 - Philosophy - 205 pages

Ethics and Sex presents a systematic study of the nature and moral significance of human sexuality and of the major issues in sexual morality.
The book is divided into two main parts. Part One gives a critical analysis of the key conceptions of human sexuality. Part Two discusses the most important issues in sexual morality: monogamy; adultery; prostitution; homosexuality; paedophilia; sexual harassment and rape.
In this controversial and accessible book, the author demonstrates that many of the prohibitions that make up conventional sexual morality cannot withstand critical scrutiny.

About the author

IGOR PRIMORATZ is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Principal Research Fellow, Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, University of Melbourne, Australia. He is the author of "Justifying Legal Punishment" and "Ethics and Sex," editor of "Human Sexuality," "Patriotism" and "Terrorism: The Philosophical Issues," and co-editor of "Identity, Self-Determination and Secession,

Bibliographic information

• Title: Ethics and Sex; Ethics and Sex, Igor Primoratz
• Author: Igor Primoratz
• Publisher: Routledge, 1999
• ISBN: 0415093333, 9780415093330
• Length: 205 pages
• Subjects: Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy; Psychology / Human Sexuality