On the Meaning of Sex

by J. Budziszewski

Overview

Our society is obsessed with sex - and yet we don't understand it at all. Acclaimed philosopher J. Budziszewski remedies the problem in this wise, gracefully written book about the nature, meaning, and mysteries of sexuality.

On the Meaning of Sex corrects the most prevalent errors about sex - particularly those of the sexual revolution, which by mistaking pleasure for a good in itself has caused untold pain and suffering.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781610170994
Publisher:	Skyhorse Publishing
Publication date:	05/01/2014
Edition description:	1
Pages:	168
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

J. Budziszewski is a professor of government and philosophy at the University of Texas. He is the author of nineteen books including What We Can’t Not Know: A Guide, On the Meaning of Sex, How and How Not to Be Happy, How to Stay Christian in College, and a series of line-by-line commentaries on pivotal sections of Thomas Aquinas’s Summa Theologiae, including the Treatise on Law.

Table of Contents

1 Does Sex Have to Mean Something? 1

2 The Meaning of the Sexual Powers 17

3 The Meaning of Sexual Differences 35

4 The Meaning of Sexual Love 67

5 The Meaning of Sexual Beauty 91

6 The Meaning of Sexual Purity 109

7 Transcendence 133

Acknowledgments 147

Notes 149

Index 157

Editorial Reviews

"Budziszewskiæs logic is flawless, and he understands that we cannot begin to speak about good and evil, and particularly about sexual good and evil, without acknowledging manæs transcendent end. Pleasure is not to be the law of our being, but rather we can only find our happiness in obedience to that law. On the Meaning of Sex is an eminently readable and powerful testament to that unchanging truth." —Anthony Esolen, author of Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child

"Budziszewskiæs logic is flawless, and he understands that we cannot begin to speak about good and evil, and particularly about sexual good and evil, without acknowledging manæs transcendent end. Pleasure is not to be the law of our being, but rather we can only find our happiness in obedience to that law. On the Meaning of Sex is an eminently readable and powerful testament to that unchanging truth." —Anthony Esolen, author of Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child

"In this engaging, illuminating book, Budziszewski applies the skill of a wise professor and the grace of a seasoned writer to a subject too often mired in banality and profanity. Read it and rediscover the mystery, beauty, and grandeur of human sexu

"In this engaging, illuminating book, Budziszewski applies the skill of a wise professor and the grace of a seasoned writer to a subject too often mired in banality and profanity. Read it and rediscover the mystery, beauty, and grandeur of human sexu

"One needs to recommend this book with a warning: If you do not want to know what sex really is, if you do not want to act with truth in your soul about what is, do not read this book. It will only give you an unsettled soul, which is, indeed, probab

"One needs to recommend this book with a warning: If you do not want to know what sex really is, if you do not want to act with truth in your soul about what is, do not read this book. It will only give you an unsettled soul, which is, indeed, probab

"In an era when the very idea of ‘truthæ is under assault, Budziszewski presents a powerful counterargument that is an eloquent defense of human reason—especially needed when we take up such fraught subjects as sex." —Jean Bethk

"In an era when the very idea of ‘truthæ is under assault, Budziszewski presents a powerful counterargument that is an eloquent defense of human reason—especially needed when we take up such fraught subjects as sex." —Jean Bethk

"I teach a course on ‘Philosophy of Human Sexuality,Æ and I must have read fifty to a hundred books on the topic. On the Meaning of Sex is, quite simply, number one, especially for this generation. It is deep yet clear, reverent yet punchy, soun

"I teach a course on ‘Philosophy of Human Sexuality,Æ and I must have read fifty to a hundred books on the topic. On the Meaning of Sex is, quite simply, number one, especially for this generation. It is deep yet clear, reverent yet punchy, soun

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