Sexual investigations
By: Alan Soble.
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
Subjects: Sex; Sexual ethics
Description: In Sexual Investigations, Soble takes a rigorous yet user-friendly look at things sexual: the nature of sexual activity, the ethics of sexual conduct, pornography, masturbation, perversion, contraception and abortion, date rape, prostitution, and both the beauty and the ugliness of the sexual body. What, Soble asks, defines "healthy" sexuality? How firm are the distinctions among rape, seduction, and consent? When is sexual material degrading to women?

This sweeping examination of the philosophical, ethical, and political issues surrounding human sexuality is as learned and thoughtful as it is entertaining.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-310) and index.
Table of contents: title: Ethics; title: Masturbation; title: Analysis; title: Health; title: Beauty; title: Pornography.