The Metaphysics of the Sexual Love
The Metaphysics of the Sexual Love

Author: Arthur Schopenhauer

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2018-12-12

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 9781791542269

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"Schopenhauer innovates by introducing the issue of sexuality into western philosophy. Of course, his assessment of it is not an encouraging one. For him, it embodies the will to life more strongly than any other urge or desire; hence it is responsible for the misery of the human condition more than anything else. Even the most elevated form of romantic love is nothing but a mental addition or justification for the natural need for sex and the species' desire to maintain itself. After succumbing to our sexual desires, he says, we realize that we have once again been deceived by the instinct of survival that seeks procreation through us. The lessening of sexual desire with age is thus to be welcomed as a liberation. Needless to say, Schopenhauer remained celibate throughout his life." Schopenhauer, New world encyclopedia.

The Metaphysics Of The Love Of The Sexes
The Metaphysics Of The Love Of The Sexes

Author: Arthur Schopenhauer

Publisher: FV Éditions

Published: 2013-09-28

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 236668665X

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Is Love an Illusion ? What is the relationship between Love and Sexual Impulse ? Schopenhauer gives us a new way of thinking about relationships between men and women.

Eros and the Mysteries of Love
Eros and the Mysteries of Love

Author: Julius Evola

Publisher: Inner Traditions / Bear & Co

Published: 1991-04

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9780892813155

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A controversial philosopher and critic of modern Western civilization, Julius Evola (1898-1974) writes about the mystical and spiritual expression of sexual love. This in-depth study explores the sexual rites of sacred traditions, and shows how religion, mysticism, folklore, and mythology all contain erotic forms in which the deep potentialities of human beings are recognized.

Philosophy of Sex and Love
Philosophy of Sex and Love

Author: Patricia Marino

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-03-13

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 0429750676

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Writing for non-specialists and students as well as for fellow philosophers, this book explores some basic issues surrounding sex and love in today's world, among them consent, objectification, non-monogamy, racial stereotyping, and the need to reconcile contemporary expectations about gender equality with our beliefs about how love works. Author Patricia Marino argues that we cannot fully understand these issues by focusing only on individual desires and choices. Instead, we need to examine the social contexts within which choices are made and acquire their meanings. That perspective, she argues, is especially needed today, when the values of individualism, self-expression, and self-interest permeate our lives. Marino asks how we can fit these values, which govern so many areas of contemporary life, with the generosity, caring, and selflessness we expect in love and sex. Key Features of Philosophy of Sex and Love: An Opinionated Introduction Offers a contemporary, problems-based approach to the subject, helping readers better understand and address current issues and controversial questions Includes coverage of sex and love as they intersect with topics like disability, race, medicine, and economics Considers not only the ethical, but also the broadly social and political dimensions of sex and love Includes a helpful introduction and conclusion in each chapter and is written throughout in a clear and straightforward style, with examples and signposts to help guide the student and general reader A comprehensive and up-to-date bibliography provides a valuable tool for anyone’s further research

The Oxford Handbook of the Philosophy of Love
The Oxford Handbook of the Philosophy of Love

Author: Christopher Grau

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2024

Total Pages: 681

ISBN-13: 0199395721

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The Oxford Handbook of the Philosophy of Love offers a wide array of original essays from leading philosophers on the nature and value of love.

Philosophy of Sex and Love
Philosophy of Sex and Love

Author: Alan Soble

Publisher: Paragon Issues in Philosophy

Published: 2008-09

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13:

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"This introductory textbook is an overview of the nature and the ethics of the many aspects of sex and love"--Provided by publisher.

Desire, Love, and Identity
Desire, Love, and Identity

Author: Gary Foster

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780199015207

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An engaging and accessible introduction to the subject, this text explores love and sex as defining features of our identity. Through thirty-nine classic and contemporary articles, as well as original contributions written by emerging voices in the field, Desire, Love, and Identity covers awide range of topics, such as sexual objectification, the ethics of sex work, love and sex online, friendship, polyamory, and BDSM.

Dostoyevsky Reads Hegel in Siberia and Bursts into Tears
Dostoyevsky Reads Hegel in Siberia and Bursts into Tears

Author: Laszlo F. Foldenyi

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2020-02-18

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 0300252498

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An exemplary collection of work from one of the world’s leading scholars of intellectual history László F. Földényi is a writer who is learned in reference, taste, and judgment, and entertaining in style. Taking a place in the long tradition of public intellectual and cultural criticism, his work resonates with that of Montaigne, Rilke, and Mann in its deep insight into aspects of culture that have been suppressed, yet still remain in the depth of our conscious. In this new collection of essays, Földényi considers the fallout from the end of religion and how the traditions of the Enlightenment have failed to replace neither the metaphysical completeness nor the comforting purpose of the previously held mythologies. Combining beautiful writing with empathy, imagination, fascination, and a fierce sense of justice, Földényi covers a wide range of topics that include a meditation on the metaphysical unity of a sculpture group and an analysis of fear as a window into our relationship with time.

Sexuality, Love and Partnership
Sexuality, Love and Partnership

Author: Rudolf Steiner

Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press

Published: 2013-05-09

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 185584284X

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Rudolf Steiner presents the human soul dilemma, split into male and female attributes... but offers a path of development which will eventually lead to overcoming these - what Jung called 'individuation', a merging with the true self or true ego of the human being.' - from the IntroductionWe live in a sexualised society, surrounded by sexual imagery and content in almost every area of life. This presents us with many challenges, including an increasing blurring and confusion between love and sex; strife between men and women over their roles in society; and a consistent assault on the innocence of childhood. Despite the sensibilities of his time, Rudolf Steiner made a huge contribution to our understanding of the complex theme of sexuality. In this freshly-compiled anthology, Steiner describes the point in evolution at which human beings split from being androgynous and single-sexed to becoming male or female. He traces the changing roles of the sexes in society, from the matriarchal past to today's patriarchal dominance. The division of the sexes brings suffering, but also the possibility of achieving higher stages of love. In the distant future, humanity can evolve sexuality into a new form, with even the possibility of reproduction being metamorphosed. Refreshingly, Steiner is not judgmental and does not preach asceticism. He recognises the 'all-too-human' frailty people confront in their personal lives, even in the case of great individuals such as Goethe. Sex is a necessary stage of human evolution, and the split nature of the human being is a fact of our age. Its healing will be gradual but, like Amfortas in the Grail story - whose wounded groin was a metaphor for amorous misadventure - we can all be healed through love and compassion.