Tuesday 2/27
Love, Lust, and Sex II
Readings
Texts
- Simon Blackburn, "Lust", Chapter 8
- Simon Blackburn, "Lust", Chapter 9
- Simon Blackburn, "Lust", Chapter 10
- Simon Blackburn, "Lust", Chapter 11
- Simon Blackburn, "Lust", Chapter 12
- Simon Blackburn, "Lust", Chapter 13
- Simon Blackburn, "Lust", Chapters 14 & 15
- Simon Blackburn, "Lust", Notes
Additional Readings
Quiz Questions
- Do you think Blackburn has successfully rehabilitated the concept of lust from its ignominious fate at the hands of the Christian Panic? Why or why not?
- Is lust, under Frankfurt's framework and understood in Blackburn's terms, a first-order desire or a second-order desire? Explain your answer.