{"product_id":"sex-and-reason-9780674802803","title":"Sex and Reason","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs judge and legal scholar Posner shows, we make quite rational choices about sex, based on costs and benefits perceived. Drawing on the fields of biology, law, history, religion, and economics, this study examines societies from ancient Greece to today's Sweden and issues from masturbation, incest taboos, date rape, and gay marriage to Baby M.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Posner] is one of the most distinguished and prolific legal thinkers of his generation [and this is an] extraordinary book… Like [George Bernard] Shaw, he combines a passion for exposing humbug and pseudo-profundity with an odd but genuine sort of social compassion, a delight in shocking the self-righteous with a love of human diversity and freedom… We will remember, and profit by, the wit and the courage of his attacks on bigotry, folly, and cruelty. -- Martha C. Nussbaum * New Republic *\u003cbr\u003eAn incisive tour through theories of sexuality and legal regulation of such matters as marriage, pregnancy, homosexuality, sexual revolution in the courts, erotic art, pornography and nudity, sexual abuse, and the separation of reproduction from sex… At a time when intellectual shoddiness permeates our highest court, [Posner] is a true philosopher of law. -- Carlin Romano * Washington Post Book World *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction    PART ONE: The History of Sexuality    1. Theoretical Sexology  The Development of the Field  Social Constructionism (with a Glance at Gender Disorders)  Other Threads in the Multidisciplinary Tapestry   2. Autres Temps, Autres Moeurs  The History of Western Sexual Mores   The Sexual Mores of Non-Western Cultures   3. Sexuality and Law    PART TWO: A Theory of Sexuality    4. The Biology of Sex  The Biological Basis and Character of \"Normal\" Sex  The Biology of \"Deviant\" Sex  Conclusion and Critique   5. Sex and Rationality  The Benefits of Sex  The Costs of Sex   Complementarity of Sexual Practices   6. The History of Sexuality from the Perspective of Economics  Greek Love and the Institutionalization of Pederasty  Monasticism, Puritanism, and Christian Sex Ethics  Swedish Permissiveness  Three Stages in the Evolution of Sexual Morality   7. Optimal Regulation of Sexuality  The Model of Morally Indifferent Sex Elaborated   The Externalities of Sex    Incest and Revulsion    The Efficacy of Sexual Regulations    Designing an Optimal Punishment Scheme for Sex Crimes  The Political Economy of Sexual Regulation   8. Moral Theories of Sexuality  Are Moral Theories Falsifiable?   Christian and Liberal Theories of Sex  Sexual Radicals     PART THREE: The Regulation of Sexuality    9. Marriage and the Channeling of Sex  Restrictions on Marrying    Regulating Nonmarital Sex   10. The Control of Pregnancy  Contraception    Abortion   11. Homosexuality: The Policy Questions  The Phenomenon Reconsidered  Relations between Consenting Adults: Sodomy Laws and Homosexual Marriage  Discrimination against Homosexuals, with Particular Reference to Military Service   12. The Sexual Revolution in the Courts  From Griswold v. Connecticut to Roe v. Wade    Bowers v. Hardwick and Beyond      13. Erotic Art, Pornography, and Nudity  The Economy of Erotic Representation    The Social Consequences of Pornography  Deciding What-If Anything-to Punish   14. Coercive Sex  Sexual Abuse of Adults  Sexual Abuse of Children   15. Separating Reproduction from Sex  Adoption  Artificial Insemination and the Issue of Surrogate Motherhood  Eugenics and Population    Conclusion   Acknowledgements   Index","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51862887006551,"sku":"9780674802803","price":37.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780674802803.jpg?v=1759919003","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sex-and-reason-9780674802803","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}