TY - GEN TY - GEN T1 - Philosophy of sex and love : an opinionated introduction A1 - Marino, Patricia, 1966- kirjoittaja LA - eng PP - New York, NY PB - Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group YR - 2019 UL - https://kansalliskirjasto.finna.fi/Record/fikka.5554583 AB - "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 especialyl 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" -- SN - 978-1-138-39099-7 kovakantinen SN - 978-1-138-39100-0 pehmeäkantinen KW - rakkaus KW - seksi KW - filosofia KW - Love. KW - Sex : Philosophy. KW - Love : Philosophy : Sociological aspects. KW - Sex : Philosophy. : Sociological aspects. ER -