Philosophy of Love and Sex

Don Berkich TR 5:30 - 6:45 BH-235 Fall 2011
PHIL-3342.001: Philosophy of Love and Sex

A course on the philosophical nature of love and lust and the personal ethics of sexual relationships.

Schedule

Thursday, 08-25-11 Introduction  
Tuesday, 08-30-11 Love in Ancient Philosophy I  
Thursday, 09-01-11 Love in Ancient Philosophy II  
Tuesday, 09-06-11 Love in Ancient Philosophy III  
Thursday, 09-08-11 Love in Ancient Philosophy IV  
Tuesday, 09-13-11 Love in Medieval Philosophy  
Thursday, 09-15-11 Contemporary Views on Love I  
Tuesday, 09-20-11 Contemporary Views on Love II  
Thursday, 09-22-11 Contemporary Views on Love III  
Tuesday, 09-27-11 Contemporary Views on Love IV Take-Home Midterm Examination Assigned
Thursday, 09-29-11 Love, Lust, and Sex I  
Tuesday, 10-04-11 Love, Lust, and Sex II  
Thursday, 10-06-11 Love, Lust, and Sex III  
Tuesday, 10-11-11 Promiscuity Take-Home Midterm Examination Due
Thursday, 10-13-11 Monogamy  
Tuesday, 10-18-11 Adultery  
Thursday, 10-20-11 Homosexual Marriage  
Tuesday, 10-25-11 Group Marriage  
Thursday, 10-27-11 Erotic Entertainment I  
Tuesday, 11-01-11 Erotic Entertainment II  
Thursday, 11-03-11 Pornography I  
Tuesday, 11-08-11 Pornography II  
Thursday, 11-10-11 Prostitution  
Tuesday, 11-15-11 Rape I  
Thursday, 11-17-11 Rape II  
Tuesday, 11-22-11 Sexual Perversion  
Thursday, 11-24-11 Thanksgiving Break  
Tuesday, 11-29-11 Final Exam Discussion Take-Home Final Examination Assigned
Thursday, 12-01-11 Predictions  
Tuesday, 12-06-11 Love, Lust, and Sex: A Course Summary  
Wednesday, 12-07-11 Reading Day  
Thursday, 12-15-11   Take-Home Final Examination Due