Philosophy of Romantic Love and Sexuality - Einzelansicht

Discussion of contemporary philosophical debates on the nature, value, and moral dimensions of romantic love and sexuality.

The course will involve questions like the following:

- What is romantic love? How does it differ from other kinds of love, e.g., between friends? What makes romantic love 'romantic'?

- Is there an essential connection between romantic love and sexual desire?

- What makes romantic love such a central aspect of many people's lives?

- What is sexual desire? 

- What is it to consent to a sexual act? Is consent enough to make a sexual act morally permissible?

- What is sexual objectification and what might be wrong with it?

- Why is sex significant?

This course will be a seminar taught in English, and will consist mainly in discussion on assigned readings. Active engagement with the texts and participation in class are essential. Texts will be circulated electronically.

Texts will be circulated electronically.

B.A. LA GyGe: M11: SE Praktische Philosophie

B.A. Angewandte Philosophie: M11: SE Praktische Philosophie

M.A. (ab WS 201213): Id, IId, IIId,: SE Ästhetik/Kultur-/Sozialphilosophie

M.A. Theorie des Sozialen: SE Philosophie/Interdisziplinäres Modul

M. Ed. GyGe (ab WS 2014/15): M5; M11

M. Ed. HRSGe (ab Ws 2014/15): M5