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Sex and Ethics: Essays on Sexuality, Virtue, and the Good Life. Edited by Raja Halwani. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007, 276 pages. Hardcover, $78.00.
The edited book Sex and Ethics delves into the intersection of moral and ethical value systems and sexuality by investigating the philosophy of sex both from conceptual and normative points of view. Throughout the book, the various authors tend to view sexuality, specifically sexual perversion, or atypical (deviant) sexual behavior, not as strictly a biological or behavioral matter but, instead, as a matter that ought to be examined within the purview of psychology and philosophical moral reasoning. Sex and Ethics provides a thought-provoking account of the philosophical ramifications of sexual decision making, thus rendering it most suitable for a wide range of educational audiences, such as undergraduate and graduate students in social science and humanities departments who are interested in gaining hard-to-find insightful knowledge about an otherwise neglected area of human sexuality. The various essays encourage readers to engage in critical introspection about the vicissitudes of moral and ethical sexual issues, thereby stimulating the generation of their own conclusions regarding the morality and ethics of sex.
The three essays in Part I approach the general subject matter of sex and virtue from historical or philosophical points of view or both. Juha Sihvola's "Sexual Desire and Virtue in Ancient Philosophy" provides a detailed account of the views of philosophical fathers, such as Plato, Aristotle, and the Stoics on moral and ethical sexual issues. The essay by Lara Denis,... |
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