Robert B. Baker, Kathleen J. Wininger (Editors)
Philosophy and Sex: Adultery, Monogamy, Feminism, Rape, Same-Sex Marriage, Abortion, Promiscuity, Perversion.
Amherst, New York: Prometheus Books, 2009. First printing of fourth edition. 1591026099 519 pages.
Softcover volume, measuring approximately 6.25" x 9.25", is in fine condition, with solid binding, clean and bright pages. Small white price sticker appears in lower outside corner of rear cover.
""Philosophy and Sex," a groundbreaking book first published in 1975, took the subject out of the closet to make philosophical explorations of sex, gender, love, marriage, perversity, and pornography available -- in an accessible and teachable format -- to scholars, students and interested members of the public. Preserving this tradition and adapting it to the needs of a new generation of philosophers, students, and readers, this new fourth edition preserves the best essays from earlier editions while updating them with fresh material from current debates. It provides perspectives from around the world, including three contributions from South Africa; one of these, by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, compares homophobia to apartheid -- and condemns both as crimes against humanity. Papers on same-sex marriage address the accompanying legal arguments in South Africa and the United States, as well as the (un)fairness of discriminating against homosexuals."