Kant on Sex, Love, and Friendship / / ed. by Pärttyli Rinne, Martin Brecher.

Sex, love, and friendship play an integral role in Immanuel Kant’s conception of human life. Against common prejudices, Kant provides substantial contributions to the philosophical discussion of these topics. This unique collection of essays sheds light on how the notions function in Kant’s philosop...

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Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2023]
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Year of Publication:2023
Language:English
Series:Kantstudien-Ergänzungshefte , 222
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Physical Description:1 online resource (VII, 188 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • What’s So Special About Legalized Sex? (Or, How Can Two Wrongs Make a Right?)
  • Animal Desire and Rational Nature: Kant’s Argument for Marriage and the Problem of ‘Unnatural’ Sex
  • How to Have Good Kantian Sex
  • Kant and Austen on Free Love
  • Kant on Menschenliebe as a Moral Predisposition of the Mind
  • From Self-Preservation to Cosmopolitan Friendship: Kant and the Conceptual Structure of Love
  • Kant on Friendship and Misanthropy
  • Friendship as a Scaffolding Duty to the Highest Good
  • Index of Persons
  • Index of Subjects