Erotic Morality: The Role of Touch in Moral Agency (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780813530451)

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.

Author: Linda Holler
ISBN-10: 0813530458
ISBN-13: 9780813530451
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2002
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 9.08h x 6.10w x 0.66d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2002 pg. 292