For Better For Worse : Essays on Sex, Love, Marriage, and More Paperback / softback
by Neel Burton
Part of the Ataraxia series
Paperback / softback
Description
We are the ultimate social animal. Our intimate relationships are the most important thing in our life, often, more important than life itself—insofar as we would die for those we love.
But at a time of unprecedented social and technological change, the path to the intimacy that we seek has been confused, leaving us more connected and yet more alone and uncertain than ever before.
Even if you have already determined your destination, even if you have already set sail, this book should help you to navigate the storms and doldrums that lie ahead, and, more important still, to question the very purpose and value of your journey.
A tour-de-force: erudite, funny, and even wise. —Prof Anthony Synott, author of The Body Social and Re-Thinking Men
About the author
Dr Neel Burton is a psychiatrist, philosopher, and wine-lover who lives and teaches in Oxford, England. He is a Fellow of Green-Templeton College in the University of Oxford, and the recipient of the Society of Authors’ Richard Asher Prize, the British Medical Association’s Young Authors’ Award, the Medical Journalists’ Association Open Book Award, and a Best in the World Gourmand Award. His work has featured in the likes of Aeon, the Spectator, and the Times, and been translated into several languages.
Contents
Preface
1. Monogamy
2. Polygamy
3. Polyamory
4. Gender fluidity in gods and heroes
5. Gender variation and same-sex relations in precolonial times
6. The gay revolution
7. Sex, love, and marriage in Ancient Egypt
8. The oldest gays in history
9. Sex, love, and marriage in Ancient Rome
10. The history and psychology of the orgy
11. Love in the Bible
12. Marriage in the Bible
13. Homosexuality in the Bible
14. The meaning of Adam and Eve
15. The history of love
16. The psychology of romantic love
17. The challenges of intimacy
18. The philosophy of trust
19. The philosophy of forgiveness
20. The history of kissing
21. Valentine schmalentine
22. The 7 types of love
23. The philosophy of lust
24. The psychology of sadomasochism
25. The magic of masturbation
26. What we can learn from loners
27. The monastic alternative
28. The philosophy of friendship
29. Touch hunger
30. The history of the wedding in the West
31. A feminist critique of marriage
32. The psychology of the bachelor party
33. The rise and demise of divorce
34. Are married people healthier?
35. The future of the family
36. Should we have children?
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:238 pages, 8 Illustrations
- Publisher:Acheron Press
- Publication Date:09/04/2020
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- ISBN:9781913260057
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Item not Available
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:238 pages, 8 Illustrations
- Publisher:Acheron Press
- Publication Date:09/04/2020
- Category:
- ISBN:9781913260057