ENGLISH

Marriage and Morals

By Russell , Bertrand

Book information

Publisher
Taylor and Francis; Routledge
Year
2009
ISBN
978-1-134-01536-8, 1134015364, 0-415-48288-7, 0-203-87534-6, 978-0-415-48288-2, 978-0-203-87534-6
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
232 kB (237838 bytes)
Series
Routledge classics
Pages
208\0
Time added
2019-09-25 00:07:26
Sexual ethics;Marriage

Description

Controversial and remarkably forward thinking, this book explores the changing role of marriage and codes of sexual ethics, and daringly sets out a new morality shaped by the dramatic societal changes which took place in the early parts of twentieth century. Content: Introduction -- Matrilineal societies -- Patriarchal systems -- Phallic worship, asceticism and sin -- Christian ethics -- Romantic love -- The liberation of women -- The taboo on sex knowledge -- The place of love in human life -- Marriage -- Prostitution -- Trial marriage -- The family at the present day -- The family in individual psychology -- The family and the state -- Divorce -- Population -- Eugenics -- Sex and individual well-being -- The place of sex among human values -- Conclusion.

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