Philosophy of Love, Sex, and Marriage by Halwani, Raja -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Copyright Contents Preface Introduction PART I Love

1 What Is Romantic Love?

Outline of the Chapter Preliminaries What Is the Nature of Romantic Love? RL1 and RL2 Is RL1 Infatuation? Love and Reasons Summary and Conclusion Study Questions Further Reading

2 The Characteristics and the Object of Love

Outline of the Chapter The Characteristics of Romantic Love The Characteristics of Romantic Love and Other Forms of Love The Object of Love The Different Bases of Love Summary and Conclusion Study Questions Further Reading

3 Love and Morality

Outline of the Chapter Love and Morality Love and Moral Theories Moral Restrictions on Love Summary and Conclusion Study Questions Further Reading

4 Is Love a Moral Emotion?

Outline of the Chapter Preliminaries Romantic Love as a Moral Emotion Love as Robust Concern for Moral Well-Being The Prudence of Love Summary and Conclusion Study Questions Further Reading

PART II Sex

5 What Is Sex?

Outline of the Chapter Some Sexual Definitions Defining Casual Sex, Adultery, and Prostitution Summary and Conclusion Study Questions Further Reading

6 Sex, Pleasure, and Consequentialism

Outline of the Chapter Sexual Pleasure and Other Values of Sex Acts Sex and Morality Consequentialism Summary and Conclusion Study Questions Further Reading

7 Sex and Virtue

Outline of the Chapter Virtue Ethics and Sex Racial Desires and Virtue Summary and Conclusion Study Questions Further Reading

8 Sexual Objectification

Outline of the Chapter What Is Sexual Objectification? What Is Morally Wrong With Sexual Objectification? Kant and Objectification Pornography and Degradation Summary and Conclusion Study Questions Further Reading

9 Sexual Perversion and Sexual Fantasy

Outline of the Chapter Sexual Perversion Sexual Fantasy Sexual Desire, Sexual Fantasy, and BDSM Summary and Conclusion Study Questions Further Reading

PART III Marriage

10 What Is Marriage?

Outline of the Chapter Preliminaries Defining Marriage New Natural Law Marriage’s Purposes and the Slippery Slope Argument Forms of Marriage and Monogamy Summary and Conclusion Study Questions Further Reading

11 Is Marriage Necessary?

Outline of the Chapter Preliminaries Arguments Against Marriage Reforming Marriage Summary and Conclusion Study Questions Further Reading

Concluding Remarks Bibliography Index