New Philosophies of Sex and Love

Sarah LaChance Adams is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin, Superior. Her previous publications include Coming to Life: Philosophies of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Mothering (co-edited with Caroline Lundquist, 2012) and Mad Mothers, Bad Mothers, and What a “Good” Mother Would Do: The Ethics of Ambivalence (2014). Christopher M. Davidson is Assistant Professor at Ball State University.Caroline R. Lundquist is a philosophy instructor at Lane Community College and at the University of Oregon. Her previous publications include Coming to Life: Philosophies of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Mothering (co-edited with Sarah LaChance Adams, 2012), and various articles in feminist philosophy and ethics.

The philosophies of sex and love in this anthology do, indeed, feel ‘new’. […] In summary, this is an excellent collection of essays for anyone interested in the philosophy of sex and love and/or feminism and gender issues more broadly. […] In addition, the bringing together of such a range of authors should be commended. Not only are 75% of the authors women, they also come from a range of countries (including Canada, America, Australia, Turkey and Sweden). Further, they represent a variety of academic backgrounds, including social work and psychology, as well as philosophy, and there is a good mix of early career researchers and those more established. Given the scope of the questions raised in the philosophy of sex and love, and the importance of them, it is wonderful to have such a variety of voices speaking about it in one place.

• Part I: Desire’s Dissonance / 1. Introduction: Desire’s Dissonance, Sarah LaChance Adams, Christopher Davidson, and Caroline Lundquist / Part II: Defining Desire / 2. Finding and Then Losing Your Way, Louis A. Ruprecht Jr. / 3. Love, and a Romantic Living Room: Remarks for an Inquiry on Ordinary Love Today, Chiara Piazzesi / 4. Love at the Limit of Phenomenology (à la Sartre and Marion), Yong Dou (Michael) Kim / 5. Monogamism and Polyamorism: A Weberian Analysis, Erik Jansson Boström Part III: Sex, Love, and Agency / 6. Friendless Women and the Myth of Male Nonage, Elena Clare Cuffari / 7. Revolutionary Politics of Love: Pussy Riot and Punk Rock as Feminist Practice, Fulden Ibrahimhakkioglu / 8. Practice in Paradox: What We Can Learn About Love from Relationships between Parents and Young Adult Children, Christine Overall / Part IV:Embodiment and Culture / 9. Orchid Love, Phoebe Hart / 10. Failed Medicalization and the Cultural Iconography of Feminine Sexuality, Rebecca Kukla / 11. Being Through Love: The Collaborative Construction of a Sexual Body, Amy E. Taylor Part V: Truth and Deception / 12 The Power of Seduction, Alain Beauclair / 13. Some Notes on Faking, Hildur Kalman / Notes / Bibliography / Index / Notes on Contributors