2021-2022 University Catalog 
    
    Mar 18, 2024  
2021-2022 University Catalog archived

Add to Portfolio (opens a new window)

WGSS 246 - Philosophy of Sex


(PHIL 246) FDR: HU
Credits: 3

This course explores questions related to contemporary conceptions of sexuality and its proper role in our lives. Questions addressed include: What is the purpose of sex? Are sexual practices subject to normative evaluation on grounds of morality, aesthetics, and/or capacity to promote a flourishing human life? We consider the relation between sex and both intimacy and pleasure, viewed from the perspective of heterosexual women and men, and gay men and lesbians. What are our sexual practices and attitudes toward sex? What should they be like? Bell.




Add to Portfolio (opens a new window)