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Erotic Morality by Linda Holler

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This work examines the role of the senses and emotions, especially touch, in moral reflection and agency. Linda Holler proposes that ethics consider touch as the centre of moral life rather than disciplines designed to control the body and feelings.

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Erotic Morality by Linda Holler

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. By considering ascetic practices designed to produce what Buddhists call mindfulness, Holler presents alternatives to destructive patterns of actions dictated by desensitivity and habitual conditioning.

Linda Holler is associate professor and chair of the department of religious studies at San Diego State University.

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ISBN 13 9780813530451
ISBN 10 0813530458
Title Erotic Morality
Author Linda Holler
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Rutgers University Press
Year published 2002-01-01
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.