College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Rank
Associate Professor
How do Philosophers Talk about Sex, Love, and Desire?
Type of Work
Audio
Publication Information
“How do Philosophers Talk about Sex, Love, and Desire?” Why? Radio Show with Jack Russell Weinstein, Institute for Philosophy in Public Life, October 11, 2021
Description of Work
Discussing sex can be quite difficult, even embarrassing, but philosophers have been doing it for thousands of years. We love questioning how culture and biology combine to establish what’s normal, and examining the various justifications for transgression. Now, with mainstream acknowledgment of pornography, marginalized sexual identities and orientations, and newfound openness to kinky play, it’s time for philosophy to take another look at what sex means in our lives. With all of these in mind, this episode explored the meaning behind sex, reconsider the questions that are worth asking, and even addresses the issues teachers face when they discuss sexuality with their classes.
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How do Philosophers Talk about Sex, Love, and Desire?
Discussing sex can be quite difficult, even embarrassing, but philosophers have been doing it for thousands of years. We love questioning how culture and biology combine to establish what’s normal, and examining the various justifications for transgression. Now, with mainstream acknowledgment of pornography, marginalized sexual identities and orientations, and newfound openness to kinky play, it’s time for philosophy to take another look at what sex means in our lives. With all of these in mind, this episode explored the meaning behind sex, reconsider the questions that are worth asking, and even addresses the issues teachers face when they discuss sexuality with their classes.
Biographical Statement
Sarah LaChance Adams is Florida Blue Distinguished Professor and Director of the Florida Blue Center for Ethics. She is also the Managing Editor for Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy. Mad Mothers, Bad Mothers, and What a “Good” Mother Would Do: The Ethics of Ambivalence (Columbia 2014); and is the coeditor of three anthologies: Coming to Life: Philosophies of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Mothering (Fordham, 2012), New Philosophies of Sex and Love: Thinking through Desire (RLI, 2016). She has reviewed articles, research proposals, and dissertations for institutions in Australia, Israel, Canada, and the United States.