{"product_id":"the-sleep-of-reason-erotic-experience-and-sexual-ethics-in-ancient-greece-and-rome-paperback","title":"The Sleep of Reason: Erotic Experience and Sexual Ethics in Ancient Greece and Rome - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartha C. Nussbaum\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJuha Sihvola\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSex is beyond reason, and yet we constantly reason about it. So, too, did the peoples of ancient Greece and Rome. But until recently there has been little discussion of their views on erotic experience and sexual ethics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Sleep of Reason\u003c\/i\u003e brings together an international group of philosophers, philologists, literary critics, and historians to consider two questions normally kept separate: how is erotic experience understood in classical texts of various kinds, and what ethical judgments and philosophical arguments are made about sex? From same-sex desire to conjugal love, and from Plato and Aristotle to the Roman Stoic Musonius Rufus, the contributors demonstrate the complexity and diversity of classical sexuality. They also show that the ethics of eros, in both Greece and Rome, shared a number of commonalities: a focus not only on self-mastery, but also on reciprocity; a concern among men not just for penetration and display of their power, but also for being gentle and kind, and for being loved for themselves; and that women and even younger men felt not only gratitude and acceptance, but also joy and sexual desire. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Contributors: \u003cbr\u003e * Eva Cantarella\u003cbr\u003e * Kenneth Dover\u003cbr\u003e * Chris Faraone\u003cbr\u003e * Simon Goldhill\u003cbr\u003e * Stephen Halliwell\u003cbr\u003e * David M. Halperin\u003cbr\u003e * J. Samuel Houser\u003cbr\u003e * Maarit Kaimio\u003cbr\u003e * David Konstan\u003cbr\u003e * David Leitao\u003cbr\u003e * Martha C. Nussbaum\u003cbr\u003e * A. W. Price\u003cbr\u003e * Juha Sihvola\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSex is beyond reason, and yet we constantly reason about it. So, too, did the peoples of ancient Greece and Rome. But until recently there has been little discussion of their views on erotic experience and sexual ethics. \u003ci\u003eThe Sleep of Reason\u003c\/i\u003e brings together an international group of philosophers, philologists, literary critics, and historians to consider two questions normally kept separate: how is erotic experience understood in classical texts of various kinds, and what ethical judgments and philosophical arguments are made about sex? From same-sex desire to conjugal love, the contributors demonstrate the complexity and diversity of classical Greek and Roman sexuality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartha C. Nussbaum\u003c\/b\u003e is the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago. She is the author of numerous works, including \u003ci\u003eWomen and Human Development\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCultivating Humanity\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eUpheavals of Thought\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJuha Sihvola\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of history at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eDecay, Progress, and the Good Life\u003c\/i\u003e? and\u003ci\u003e Hesiod and Protagoras on the Development of Culture\u003c\/i\u003e, and the editor of \u003ci\u003eAncient Scepticism and the Scepticist Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 457\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 9.08 x 6.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42039234822224,"sku":"9780226609157","price":86.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/UDJEemh5d1d0c01ISFpONi9aRXhWZz09.webp?v=1771841413","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-sleep-of-reason-erotic-experience-and-sexual-ethics-in-ancient-greece-and-rome-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}