College Sex - Philosophy for Everyone : Philosophers with Benefits

by Allhoff, Fritz; Bruce, Michael; Stewart, Robert M.; Corinna, Heather

• ISBN13: 9781444324488
• ISBN10: 1444324489
• Edition: 1st
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2010-08-03
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Written with insight and humor, College Sex - Philosophy for Everyone investigates a broad array of philosophical issues relating to student sex. Examines the ethical issues of dating, cheating, courtship, homosexual experimentation, and drug and alcohol use Considers student-teacher relationships, sexual experimentation, the meaning of sex in a college setting and includes two essays based on influential research projects on 'friends with benefits' Many of the authors teach classes that explore the philosophy of love and sex, and most are scholars from the Society of the Philosophy of Sex and Love

Author Biography

Editors
Michael Bruce currently works in the non-profit sector with at-risk youth. Previously, he was a teaching assistant at California State University, Chico, and received his Master’s degree from San Diego State University, specializing in continental philosophy. He has published articles in the pop culture and philosophy genre and is currently editing Just the Arguments: 100 of the Most Important Arguments in Western Philosophy for Wiley-Blackwell.

Robert M. Stewart is Professor of Philosophy at California State University, Chico. He is the author of Moral Philosophy: A Comprehensive Introduction (1994), and editor of Philosophical Perspectives on Sex and Love (1995). He has published numerous journal articles.

Series Editor
Fritz Allhoff is an Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at Western Michigan University, as well as a Senior Research Fellow at the Australian National University’s Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics.  In addition to editing the Philosophy for Everyone series, Allhoff is the volume editor or co-editor for several titles, including Wine & Philosophy (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007), Whiskey & Philosophy (with Marcus P. Adams, Wiley, 2009), and Food & Philosophy (with Dave Monroe, Wiley-Blackwell, 2007).

Table of Contents

Foreword (Heather Corinna).

Acknowledgments (Michael Bruce and Robert M. Stewart).

Campus Orientation: An Introduction to College Sex – Philosophy for Everyone (Michael Bruce and Robert M. Stewart).

PART I FRESHMAN YEAR: Hook-Up Culture.

1 Sex and Socratic Experimentation (Sisi Chen and George T. Hole).

2 The Straight Sex Experiment (Bassam Romaya).

3 The Virtual Bra Clasp: Navigating Technology in College Courtship (Michael Bruce).

4 Smeared Makeup and Stiletto Heels: Clothing, Sexuality, and the Walk of Shame (Brett Lunceford).

5 Relations at a Distance (Bill Puka).

PART II SOPHOMORE YEAR: Friends With Benefits.

6 What's Love Got to Do with It? Epicureanism and Friends with Benefits (William O. Stephens).

7 Friends with Benefits: A Precarious Negotiation (Timothy R. Levine and Paul A. Mongeau).

8 The Philosophy of Friends with Benefits: What College Students Think They Know (Kelli Jean K. Smith and Kelly Morrison).

PART III JUNIOR YEAR: Ethics of College Sex.

9 A Horny Dilemma: Sex and Friendship between Students and Professors (Andrew Kania).

10 Philosophers and the Not So Platonic Student-Teacher Relationship (Danielle A. Layne).

11 Thinking About Thinking About Sex (Ashley McDowell).

12 Exploring the Association Between Love and Sex (Guy Pinku).

13 Sex for a College Education (Matthew Brophy).

PART IV SENIOR YEAR: Sex and Self-Respect.

14 Meaningful Sex and Moral Respect (Robert M. Stewart).

15 Can Girls Go Wild With Self-Respect? (John Draeger).

16 Mutual Respect and Sexual Morality: How to Have College Sex Well (Yolanda Estes).

17 Bad Faith or True Desire? A Sartrean View on College Sex (Antti Kuusela).

Notes on Contributors.