Sex from Plato to Paglia [2 volumes]

A Philosophical Encyclopedia

Buch | Hardcover

1248 Seiten

2005
Greenwood Press (Verlag)
978-0-313-32686-8 (ISBN)

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Through more than 150 alphabetically arranged entries, this encyclopedia chronicles how people have thought about sexuality across time and cultures. The entries, written by expert contributors who cite scholarship, provide insightful discussions of thinkers, topics, movements, religions, and concepts.

Sexuality has captured our imagination since antiquity. Its passion and mysteries have inspired numerous creative works and posed many ethical, legal, and social challenges. Because sex is so central to our personal lives and society, various thinkers have pondered its philosophical dimensions.This reference book, the first of its kind, offers comprehensive coverage of sexual philosophy. Unlike other works, which explore the biology of sex, this encyclopedia locates sexuality in its broader intellectual and social contexts.

Alan Soble, one of the world's foremost authorities on the philosophy of sex, has consulted an advisory board of distinguished specialists. Through more than 150 alphabetically arranged entries, the encyclopedia chronicles how people have thought about sexuality across time and cultures. The entries, written by more than 100 expert contributors who cite current scholarship, provide insightful discussions of thinkers, topics, movements, religions, and concepts.

Includes more than 150 alphabetically arranged entries

Draws upon the work of more than 100 expert contributors from a range of disciplines

Provides biographical and topical entries

Entries are fully cross-referenced and close with extensive bibliographies

Provides a selected, general bibliography of major works

Alan Soble is University Research Professor and Professor of Philosophy at the University of New Orleans. His articles have appeared in such journals as The Monist, Journal of the History of Sexuality, and Essays in Philosophy. His many books include Pornography, Sex, and Feminism (2002), The Philosophy of Sex and Love (1998), and The Philosophy of Sex: Contemporary Readings (4th ed., 2002).

Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Abbreviations Guide to Related Topics The Encyclopedia Selected General Bibliography Editors and Contributors Name Index Subject Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.12.2005
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Partnerschaft / Sexualität
	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sexualität / Partnerschaft
ISBN-10	0-313-32686-X / 031332686X
ISBN-13	978-0-313-32686-8 / 9780313326868
Zustand	Neuware