Philosophy of Sex

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The course will focus on whether there is a natural purpose or teleology to human sexuality, and, if so, what it is. Is there a natural hierarchy of goods to be gained from human sexuality, or are all pleasures from human sexuality equal? The course will be divided into two parts: a naturally teleological view of sexuality in Plato, Aristotle and Aquinas; a non-teleological view of human sexuality in Freud, Firestone and Foucault; the non-teleological view will be introduced by passages from Descartes that were read in the PHIL 200 course. Prerequisites: ( PHIL100 or CORE105) and ( PHIL290 or PHIL200) Course Attributes: ERS Focus Elective, Humanities Elect/Integrations College of Arts & Sciences Philosophy