{"product_id":"dating-philosophy-for-everyone-9781444330229","title":"Dating  Philosophy for Everyone","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDATING\u003cbr\u003e PHILOSOPHY FOR EVERYONE \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpeed dating, online dating, group blind dating, dating consultants A booming dating industry is catering to an ever-increasing number of single adults in the twenty-first century, with the market for a mate now pulling in more than a billion dollars a year in the United States. So, how do we successfully attempt to navigate the dating minefield? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProgressing from the first flirtatious moment of eye contact to the selection of a mate, \u003ci\u003eDating  Philosophy for Everyone \u003c\/i\u003eincludes a number of playful yet relevant essays for anyone who has dated, is dating, or intends to date again. It offers fascinating philosophical explorations of topics such as: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe taboos of dating and how to play the dating game\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShould science teach men how to attract women?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe problem of having too much choice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe vicissitudes of dating and mating are explored from a number of perspectives, all of which will help demystify couplin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If you enjoy philosophy and are dating (or find the topic interesting), then by all means this is a book you would want to check out.\" (\u003ci\u003eLittleredrails.com\u003c\/i\u003e, January 2011)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword viii\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoshua Wolf Shenk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xi\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKristie Miller and Marlene Clark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFlirting with Big Ideas: An Introduction to Dating – Philosophy for Everyone 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKristie Miller and Marlene Clark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I GETTING STARTED: From Flirting to Dating 11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Philosophy of Flirting 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarrie S. Jenkins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Good Girls Don’t, but Boys Don’t Either: Toward a Conservative Position on Male Flirting 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmily Langan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Love for Sale: Dating as a Calculated Exchange 37\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJennifer A. Samp and Andrew I. Cohen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Dating Elevator: Pushing the Right Buttons and Moving from Floor to Floor 49\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Rowan and Patricia Hallen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II NO-NO’S: Dating Taboos 65\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 “Crazy in Love”: The Nature of Romantic Love 67\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary Beth Yount\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 I’m Dating My Sister, and Other Taboos 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKristie Miller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Just Pushy Enough 90\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnne Barnhill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Buy My Love: On Sex Workers, Gold Diggers, and “Rules Girls” 101\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKyla Reid and Tinashe Dune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III ROLLING RIGHT ALONG: Dating Like a Pro 115\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Against Matchmaking 117\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoshua S. Heter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Hitting the Bars with Aristotle: Dating in a Time of Uncertainty 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Paul Hamilton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 I’ve Never Been on a Date (yet Somehow I Got Married!) 139\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew Terjesen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Morality, Spontaneity, and the Art of Getting (Truly) Lucky on the First Date 151\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher Brown and David W. Tien\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV ANOTHER WORLD: Cyber-Rendezvous 165\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Dating and Play in Virtual Worlds 167\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBo Brinkman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 How To Be Yourself in an Online World 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDan Silber\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V FROM DATE TO MATE: “Natural” Selection? 195\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e15 Evolutionary Psychology and Seduction Strategies: Should Science Teach Men How to Attract Women? 197\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eHichem Naar and Alberto Masala\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Mating, Dating, and Mathematics: It’s All in the Game 211\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark Colyvan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Why Less May Be More: Dating and the City 221\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarlene Clark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors 233\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408382402903,"sku":"9781444330229","price":13.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781444330229.jpg?v=1730502700","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dating-philosophy-for-everyone-9781444330229","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}