The Philosophies of Sex and Love, Vol. I

A red book with golden ink on the front reads in common script, The Philosophies of Sex and Love, compiled post-mallus by Sage Solon Atea. The many accounts and views portrayed in the book are from pre-mallus books found in the Grand Arcanum.

## Contents

*Hello, dear readers.*

*You hold in your hands the latest volume of my research on the philosophy of Love and of Sex. Now, it may be a bit uncommon to write on such a 'perverse' subject, but hopefully the contents of this book will educate you a bit more on terms such as perverse.*

*Without much further ado, I will jump right into the subject matter. Of course, as a brief introduction, I will explain quickly the sexual processes for the uneducated or uninitiated. Sex, is that process where in the male will insert his sexual organ, the penis into the women's - the vagina. The male, in a process known as sperm production, makes and stores tiny living creatures in his testicles, housed by the scrotum. Once the male begins to have sex with the woman, he wil eventually ejaculate into the woman's vagina. The sperm that travels through the penis into the vagina and tried to fertilize the woman's 'egg' as it were. The egg is another small organism that when injected with sperm will create a baby.*

*Yes, though this description is rather profane, to discuss the ethical and philosophical implications of the act, we must have a valid and equal understanding of it. Sex is of great fascination to me, for it is a thing that everyone of us does, yet we do not oft talk about it's implications in our society. WIthout much more delay, I will introduce several of these implications.*

### A Few Definitions

*Different attitudes towards sex:*

*Conservative: Sex is only moral if within the confines of marriage and for the purpose of procreation*

*Moderate: Sex is moral if it is between two consenting adults, does no unjustifiable harm to others, and includes a loving or committed relationship*

*Liberal: all sexual acts are morally neutral. There is nothing inherently right or wrong in any sexual interation - sexual acts may still be quakified as wrong, but not because of the act of sex, rather because they violate rationally justified moral laws such as "Don't cause needless suffering"*

*Ultraconservative: All sex is immoral*

*Ultraliberal: All Sex is morally permissible - a very uncommon position to hold, only one philosopher known as Mark Seday has ever taken this position*

*Neoconservative: All sex outside marriage is immoral; sex inside marriage for purposes other than procreation is fine*

*Neoliberal: Does not demand deep moral commitment to be moral, but does necessitate some level of genuine affection, some time called Sex-with-Like attitude*

### Historical Views on Sex

*There have been many views on sex throughout the ages. In Ancient Vassos, during the old eras, homosexual relationships were not frowned upon. It was actually relatively common for older, smarter and educated noble men to take a young boy under their wing. In return for mentoring and tutoring, the young boys' affection would be sought after by the older man, and they would start a romantic relationship. Once the boy reached adulthood however, the relationship would be considered immoral and would be stopped. Although they had this notion for gay unions, lesbian unions were very taboo. This is a most interesting fact, for now it appears that it is more or less the opposite; lesbian relationships are seen as attractive and even a fantasy for most men whereas sex with a man is somehow less masculine than sex with a female.*

*For Aurian Theologians, love should mimic the love that Auria had for her people. This is the beginnings of concepts of unconditional love, love despite flaws. Just like Auria forgives those who repent, a spouse should always be accepting and loving.*

*An interesting view of sex is Ancient Vasilian views. The Vasilian theologians believe that sex for any purpose other than procreation is wrong. One such theologian, St. Alexander, wrote much on subjects of love and lust. For Alexander, the Vasilian religion is an affirmation of our humanity. What makes us human is our ability to be self-aware, to be self-made, and to self-create in our own image. We are not like animals, slaves to our impulses and desires, but rather a higher being. A being who can recognize desires like lust and cast them out, for indulging in lost results in a loss of control. Like a drug, intense lust can fully take control of a person and thus they deny their humanity, acting like mere animals. So for Alexander, the only moral sex is sex motivated by love - not lust; and has the goal of procreation in mind.*

*One more modern view of sex comes from the scholar Eegee Edgarton, who has written on many matters of philosophy and history. Eegee ventures that in today's age of technology, what people want most is a return to nature, or a more primal existence. There are two ways people do this: through escape mechanisms - such as withdrawal from society or automaton conformity, or through spontaneous activity rooted in self acceptance. For Eegee, to be able to do this spontaneous creation, you need two things - Love and Work. Eegee believes that love is an art - one needs to learn about, practive, and eventually master. This is important, because ultimately love is an unity or fusing with another person.*

*A contemporary of Eegee, the elven man Elrig Pasth, argues that sex is 'adult play'. He argues that when children play they play imaginary games like pirates, cops, or doctors, what they're doing is practicing skills they'll use for being an adult; they're practicing adulthood. Well, he argues that sex for adults is a way of learning how to treat and please another. He says that just like children who are unafraid to play such games, the unexperienced should not be afraid to participate in the game. Just like cooking, he says, people have to practice, take notes, get feedback, research, and do other sorts of learning to really become skilled.*

### Female Critiques of the Accepted Forms of Sex

*One famous female philosopher, Shula Demuth, a Darman women who wrote at length on the sexism and inequality in her home, also wrote about sex and love between men and women. For Demuth, love is one of the causes of women's subjugation in her society. She says that "That women live for love and men for work is a truism." Love in and of itself is not completely bad, but love at it's core is a selfish desire enter a union with another. She says that men are dissatisfied with themselves, and so they search for their ideals not in themselves, but in another person. This results in men projecting their own ideals onto women, who try to live up to the ideal, living a charade, simply because they are forced to by society. Eventually, this façade will be seen through and love ultimately ends in dissatisfaction. What's worse is that women come to judge themselves and define themselves according to this male concept of love, and it causes harm to them. Demuth says that women want love and men need love, but men themselves are not capable of love. So, the only choice for women in the Darman society is to use their sexuality and their ability to deceive men to 'fool' them and trick the best one into taking care of hey. This is where Shula argues that female sexual manipulation comes from, for as we all know to well men will do most anything to sheathe their sword in a woman.*

*Another philosopher, Simivera Alteria. Simivera wants to restart the discussion on differences between males and females. She states we must disregard all feminist and non-feminist arguments and look objectively to see if one is any inferiority or equality. She wants to examine exactly why females have been made to be inferior in society. Why, she argues, should woman be made 'the other'? She finds there is no basis for this difference, but instead that men's winning position has been perpetuated by the fields they own such as biology and religion. Because biology and religion are male-dominated, of course they argue for men's superiority. She finishes by stating in the choice to be free or to be happy, one should always choose freedom. Happiness, as she points out, is often synonymous with stagnation.*

*Andrea Dwarf-Kin, a dwarven woman who was rather radical in her beliefs. She claimed that the very act of sex itself objectified women. During sex, women are entered forcibly, and are invaded - their privacy is taken away and boundaries limited. In other terms, while the woman is occupied she is made into an object. Even consenting sex, she claims, between man and woman always has the possibility of turning into this type of forcible sex. So, the only way for women to have sexual freedom according to Dwarf-Kin is through sex with other women. As for men, she maintains it is immoral for them to have sex with anyone because there is always the threat of rape.*

*Lastly, a female philosopher named Yerica Jonul writes in her essay, "The Faceless Fuck" that the most pure form of sex is sex with a man or woman you do not know well. There can be no power games, rationalizing, talking, trying to prove anything, or getting to know each other. Only a passionate fuck which relieves the desires for both parties. This, Jonul says, is the best form of sex.*

### What is Natural and what is Unnatural?

*In this section, reader, we'd like to pose a question. What do you consider to be natural and unnatural? Not even in a sexual way, but overall. Most would say things that the definition of natural is: "That which mortals hand no hand in creating, nor nurturing, nor raising. In short, what is natural is not affected by mortals." So things such as trees, animals, and lakes are natural - so long as they saw no mortal intervention.*

*It is often the criticism of things such as homosexuality, necromancy, and clockwork, that such things are unnatural - that which is unnatural is belived to be bad. Look into your own life and you can see this is the case. Vendors often peddle useless or fake cures, citing that they are "all natural," and this motivates people to buy.*

*However let me pose this question to you. Are mortals natural beings? Surely not according to the definition we have, for what are humans or elves but mortal-made creatures? Man is a manmade creature, so how can it be natural? Some might say that though things which are unnatural are made by man, yet man is made through natural processes. This does not account for all the artifice in our lives; society, wealth, time, order, social conventions are all man-made ideas that we conform to. The answer to the question whether mortals can be considered natural has no clear answer, it is the opinion of this author, however, that we lie somewhere in the middle of natural and unnatural.*

*Usually, that which is not natural is referred to as perverse, this is true not only in sexuality but in every field. To misuse something for a purpose other than it's intended one is a 'perversion' of that object. Just like people pervert nature, people can pervert knowledge. Are perversions immoral though? Well potions which fight off disease and injury are most certainly perversions. Nevertheless, alchemists who created the concoction of the health potion are renown as saviors of mortal-kind. It is clearly demonstrable in this example that not everything that is perverted is bad.*

*So, when people talk about homosexuality as a perversion, the question of whether it truly is unnatural or not is completely different than the question is it moral or not. The same can be said with many 'perversions,' be they foot fetishes, necrophilia, coprophilia, and other perversions.*

### Conclusion

*Well, dear reader, I do hope you have come to realize the many problems and implications inherent in sex and love. There are many other problems to discuss which have not yet been touched on in this volume, however there will most certainly be a sequel to this book, which talks on subjects of homosexuality, marriage, pornography, and rape.*