The Ethics and Morality of Human Sexuality
The Ethics and Morality of Human Sexuality

Author: Russell Hasan

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2022-03-23

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13:

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This essay on human sexuality makes the argument that religion is wrong to regard sex as a sin. Sex belongs to the physical world, and to pleasure, and to the realm of sensations. But the physical world and sensations and pleasure are not inherently evil. Instead, if they make human life enjoyable, and they make people happy, then they are good, not merely in a practical sense, but also in the respect of good as ethics and virtue and morality. Arising from the mind-body conflict, which posits that the body and the soul are opposed forces at war with each other, religion has cut us in half, so that our own soul, our capacity for moral integrity, is in conflict with our deepest desires, longings, and fantasies. So, we repress those desires, or else we allow religion to teach us that sex is dirty trash, and then we act that belief out, because it is what we are taught. This essay is an antidote. It presents a new vision of moral integrity according to which it is okay to be sexual, but only in a healthy way, with consenting adults, in experiences that you enjoy. This book argues for a healthy sexuality, belonging to a healthy body with a healthy mind and soul, so that we are unified, at peace, and acting out our desires in a healthy way, with mind, body, and soul, as one. The only rational arguments against the virtue of sex are: rape and pedophilia, which problem is solved if sex is defined as only including conduct between consenting adults, so that rape and pedophilia are defined as acts of violence, not acts of sex; unwanted pregnancies, which problem is solved with legalized abortions; and infidelity, which problem is solved by only choosing to date or marry someone if you are sexually attracted to them and enjoy having sex with them, or else choose non-monogamy and polyamory. Every argument against the virtue of sex can be debunked and refuted. This is a book for people interested in the scholarly academic study of human sexuality, and for people who read books about ethics and morality, and also for any person looking to learn about the philosophy of LGBTQ gay pride.

An Outline of Sexual Morality
An Outline of Sexual Morality

Author: Kenneth Ingram

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2019-12-04

Total Pages: 58

ISBN-13:

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'An Outline of Sexual Morality' is a book that explores sexual ethics during the 19th century. Although the ideas and language presented in the book may seem outdated today, they provide valuable insights into the societal norms of that time. The author argues for a balance between "unlimited self-expression and rigid self-repression," and emphasizes the importance of self-control. The book covers various topics, including celibacy, non-celibacy, divorce, homosexuality, and prostitution. Overall, the book is a useful resource for anyone interested in understanding the sexual attitudes and beliefs of the 19th century.

Ethics and Sex
Ethics and Sex

Author: Igor Primoratz

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2003-09-02

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 1134871252

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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.

The Sexual Morality Decline
The Sexual Morality Decline

Author: Emmanuel Saidi

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780595384860

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The Sexual Morality Decline is a comprehensive guide for those seeking to understand human sexuality and redefine that understanding through a standard of ethics that encourages self-love and love of others. Author Emmanuel Saidi explores modern attitudes toward sex and the factors that have contributed to their development. Drawing extensively on Judeo-Christian traditions, he teaches that sexuality is an integral part of physical, spiritual, intellectual, and emotional health and is often evident in how people relate to one another. Saidi shares his thoughts on what healthy sexual ethics should encompass and also delves into such topics as the following: The influence that traditional Christian teaching has on society's perception of sex and human sexuality How the experiences and traditions of the past forge an intricate connection between body and spirit The importance of incorporating virtues into sexual teaching The case method of resolving moral conflicts, using the HIV/AIDS epidemic as an example The Sexual Morality Decline provides a clearer understanding of today's attitudes toward sex and sexuality.

Good Sex
Good Sex

Author: Raymond A. Belliotti

Publisher:

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13:

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Rules about sexuality, written and unwritten, have existed in every culture as have disagreements over what is and isn't acceptable. Must morally permissible sex have only one function? Must it be heterosexual? Must it occur within the confines of the institution of marriage? Must it be accompanied by requisite emotions such as love and intimacy?

Heterosexism
Heterosexism

Author: Patricia Beattie Jung

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Published: 1993-12-23

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1438408102

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In this ground-breaking book the authors show that the prevailing sexual ethic is no longer useful. It presumes as ideal, a uniform morality based on a limited understanding of human sexuality. Heterosexism is revealed to be a system of prejudice that both grows out of and supports this ethic. It produces various forms of discrimination, particularly those against gay and lesbian people, that cannot be justified. The authors investigate scripture and tradition and explore emerging social scientific data regarding sexual identity, taking seriously the experiences of gay and lesbian Christians. Their investigation supports the view that reformation of Christian sexual ethics is both necessary and possible. They suggest that offering a pluriform rather than a uniform sexual ethic will result in a more responsible and viable dialogue on the ethical questions that emerge when we move beyond heterosexism.

Sexual Ethics
Sexual Ethics

Author: Todd A. Salzman

Publisher: Georgetown University Press

Published: 2012-05-18

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 1589019415

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Two principles capture the essence of the Catholic tradition on sexual ethics: that each and every marriage act must remain open to the transmission of life, and that any human genital act must occur within the framework of marriage. In the Catholic tradition, moral sexual activity is institutionalized within the confines of marriage and procreation, and sexual morality is marital morality. But theologians Todd Salzman and Michael Lawler contend that there is a disconnect between many of the Church’s absolute sexual norms and other theological and intellectual developments explicitly recognized and endorsed in the Catholic tradition, especially since the Second Vatican Council. These developments include the shift from a primary static worldview to a historically conscious worldview, one that recognizes reality as dynamic, evolving, changing, and particular. By employing such a historically conscious worldview, alternative claims about the moral legitimacy of controversial topics such as contraception, artificial reproduction, and homosexual marriage can faithfully emerge within a Catholic context. Convinced of the central role that love, desire, and fertility play in a human life, and also in the life of Christian discipleship, the authors propose an understanding of sexuality that leads to the enhancement of human sexual relationships and flourishing. This comprehensive introduction to Catholic sexual ethics—complete with thought-provoking study questions at the end of each chapter—will be sure to stimulate dialogue about sexual morality between Catholic laity, theologians, and the hierarchy. Anyone seeking a credible and informed Catholic sexual ethic will welcome this potentially revolutionary book.

In Pursuit of Love
In Pursuit of Love

Author: Vincent J. Genovesi

Publisher: Liturgical Press

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 9780814655900

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While retaining the basic structure of the original book, this new edition has been thoroughly updated in light of some official Catholic documents and other theological writings dealing with sexual morality that have appeared since 1986. The Catechism of the Catholic Church, Pope John Paul II's encyclicals Veritatis splendor and Evangelium vitae, and the 1986 and 1992statements of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith on pastoral care of homosexuals and the issue of discrimination against them are among the more recent magisterial publications considered in this text. This edition also contains several new sections: the misuses of sex (adultery, pornography, prostitution, sexual violence); four rationales for viewing a committed love relationship as the only appropriate context for sexual intercourse; marriage as a sacrament and marital sexuality and love as embodiments of commitment, intimacy, and passion; and public policy and the civil rights of homosexuals. This edition also includes an expanded discussion of topics such as sexism, sexually transmitted diseases especially HIV/AIDS and the moral questions raised by new family-planning methods (Norplant, Depo-Provera), RU-486, postcoital hormonal interventions against pregnancy, the start of human life, and abortion. Vincent J. Genovesi, SJ, received his PhD in Christian ethics from Emory University. He is a professor at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia. His articles have appeared in such journals as The Thomist, The Way, America, and Review for Religious.

Sexual Virtue
Sexual Virtue

Author: Richard W. McCarty

Publisher: SUNY Press

Published: 2015-01-08

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 1438454295

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Uses virtue ethics to offer a sexual ethics inclusive of LGBT and straight people, one that challenges the longstanding procreative patriarchal norm. Richard W. McCarty offers a compassionate and inclusive conception of sexual virtue, one that liberates Christians from traditional patriarchal requirements for heterosexuality, marriage, and procreation. Daring to depart from ongoing debates about what Aristotle or Aquinas had to say, this book sets a new course centered on virtue ethics. It employs new insights from the sciences, biblical scholarship, analyses of church traditions, and revisionist natural law thinking. Eschewing simple deconstruction of traditional Christian norms for sexual morality, McCarty offers constructive ideas about what might count as real human goods for people in a wide variety of sexual relationships. Recreation, relational intimacy, and selective acts of procreation are three ends of sexual virtue that promote human happiness and can be appreciated in a broad Christian framework. While primarily referencing the Roman Catholic intellectual tradition, McCarty’s work is also vital and accessible to those from Protestant backgrounds. Addressed to LGBT and straight readers, Sexual Virtue provides a compassionate sexual ethics for our time.

Philosophy of Sexuality
Philosophy of Sexuality

Author: Don E. Marietta

Publisher: M.E. Sharpe

Published: 1996-10-14

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 9780765636249

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This text offers a broad range of topics relating to the philosophy of sexuality. These include: morality; adultery; sex and gender differences; romantic love; gender-based speech; marriage; family and parenthood; feminism; and others.