Sexology As The Philosophy Of Life

Excerpt from Sexology as the Philosophy of Life: Implying Social Organization and Government The laws of nature, as herein explained, settle the conflict between the laborer and the capitalist, to the mutual benefit of every member of the social system. This work is of the most vital importance to society in its present condition, containing the most deeply important, philosophical truth, suited to the comprehension of every intelligent reader. The most fundamental, vital truths are always the most simple. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1867 edition. Excerpt: ...aid it and teach it to reach forth its hand and grasp it. Then we hold something a little farther off, and by aiding it, teach it to reach forth its hand a little farther still, until it feels and grasps the second object. Or when the child is old enough to creep or walk, it sees and puts its hand upon a chair, then it moves along to another object, which ii takes hold of, then to another, and so on. In tliis way it learns the relative distances of objects; that is by sight and a sense of forward bodily motion, or the difference of time that it takes to move to and from different objects at different distances, aided by the sense of feeling. A sense 1 of forward bodily motion is a sense of time, because time is a measurement of forward motion. Doubtless animals learn relative distances in a similar way, but by the instinct of transmitted powers from generation to generation, it has become a very easy process for the young of both human and brute animals. Distance itself cannot be an object of perception, because space is invisible. It is the relative sizes of objects, at intervening distances, that give us our ideas of distance, by the experiences of the measurement of time by forward motion. Relative sizes and appearances of form and color are objects of perception, because they belong to the object itself. They are visible, perceptible things; they are apparent, because they are the physical elements which constitute the object and make impressions upon our nervous centers. Different sizes, different forms and different colors make different impressions upon the eye, and these differences are therefore objects of perception. Perhaps we judge of size as much by our experience and knowledge, or judgment of distance by the forward motion...

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.

This book investigates the Ancient Stoic thinkers’ views on gender and sexuality. A detailed scrutiny of metaphysics, ethics and political philosophy reveals that the Stoic philosophers held an exceptionally equal view of men and women’s rational capacities. In its own time, Stoicism was frequently called ‘ the manly school’ of philosophy, but this volume shows that the Stoics would have also transformed many traditional notions of masculinity. Malin Grahn-Wilder compares the earlier philosophies of Plato and Aristotle to show that the Stoic position often stands out within Ancient philosophy as an exceptionally bold defense of women’s possibilities to achieve the highest form of wisdom and happiness. The work argues that the Stoic metaphysical notion of human being is based on strikingly egalitarian premises, and opens new perspectives to Stoic philosophy on the whole.

Ancient Greek philosophers, medieval theologians, Enlightenment thinkers, and contemporary humanists alike have debated all aspects of human sexuality, including its purpose, permissibility, normalcy, and risks. Philosophizing About Sex provides a philosophical guide to those longstanding and important debates. Each chapter takes a general issue (freedom, privacy, objectification, etc.) and shows how ongoing public discussions of sexuality can be illuminated by careful philosophical investigation. Debates over topics such as sexual assault, sexual orientation, sex education, prostitution, and “sexting” involve larger questions about morality, law, science, and politics and cannot be intelligently discussed in isolation from broader issues. By asking deceptively simple questions, this book shows how difficult but important it is to arrive at satisfying answers.