Erotic Morality The Role of Touch in Moral Agency |
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Author:
| Holler, Linda |
ISBN: | 978-0-8135-3045-1 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2002 |
Publisher: | Rutgers University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $31.95USD $38.95 |
Book Description:
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Erotic Morality examines the role of the senses and the emotions, especially touch, in moral reflection and agency. Moving from organic disorders such as autism to culturally induced feeling disorders found in dualistic philosophy, pornography, and some forms of sadomasochism, Linda Holler argues that reclaiming the sentient awareness necessary to our physical and moral well-being demands healing the places where we have become numb or hypersensitive to touch.
Erotic Morality examines the role of the senses and the emotions, especially touch, in moral reflection and agency. Moving from organic disorders such as autism to culturally induced feeling disorders found in dualistic philosophy, pornography, and some forms of sadomasochism, Linda Holler argues that reclaiming the sentient awareness necessary to our physical and moral well-being demands healing the places where we have become numb or hypersensitive to touch.