Words

7.3.14

Should we read something very heavy/dense together, & then & there struggle through it?

8.3.14

Thoughts on life, love & lust…

Philosophy, sexuality & relationships

Sex – intimacy, pleasure & reproduction

The unanticipated & surprising rewards of theorizing about anything & everything!

Seduction as ‘nonviolent rape’

Conceptual analysis (~ phenomenology, etc.)
Vs.
Normative philosophy (~ ethics, etc.)

Reflect
Vs.
Reflex

Impulse, desire & act

Uncontrollable, involuntary, wild, dangerous!

Fear >> delusion, anxiety, obsession & aggression

Coercive/manipulative/deceptive offers

Demonising >> divinising >> humanising sex!

Slink

Commitment – permanence, exclusivity & dignity

Seeking a morally virtuous (& sensually passionate?) sexuality

Intrinsic value
Vs.
Instrumental value

Russel Vannoy

Is it possible/desirable to be passionate (spiritual/psychological) without being sensual (physical/sexual)?

Irving Singer
Jean Hampton

Can anything that is nonviolent be (termed as) evil?

Distinguish:
Sin (religious/theological)
&
Immorality (social/personal)

Is there an innate (though latent/suppressed) animal dimension to human nature?

Supererogatory stuff