Introduction / Summary (May 2008): Hello!
Welcome to our Evolutionary Philosophy of Human Sexuality pages. The video provides a good introduction which we think you will enjoy!
Sex is obviously important to people - and if you want to improve your
sexual relationships then knowing the truth about our human evolution is
the best foundation. By opening our minds to a greater diversity of behaviors,
this knowledge will help you creatively cultivate healthy pleasurable moral
attitudes and sexy smutty relationships (free from religious guilt & cultural myths).
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understanding of physical reality. Clearly people have a strong sexual instinct due to our evolution and survival as a species. However, our planet faces many serious environmental problems, thus our survival now depends on a true understanding of our place in nature,
as a way of better protecting life on earth. Truth and reality are beautiful
subjects which are profoundly important to our future survival - they are
the source of wisdom, the foundation for everything you see and experience
in the universe!
Human Sexual Morality Ethics of Informed Consent, Evolution, Culture & Religion
Sex Education, Nudity, Pornography, IVF, Abortion, Homosexuality, Teen & Child
Sexuality, AIDS, Adultery, Birth Control
Introduction
Sexual morality can be founded on the following principles;
1. Informed Consent. By informed, we obviously mean knowing the truth
(which is why philosophy is important to morality). Likewise, age must
be relevant for some consenting behaviours.
2. Do Unto Others (Do Not Harm Others).
We do not think sexual morality founded on religious myths is useful
- that a good understanding of our sexual evolution is necessary if we
are to act in an informed mutually beneficial way when it comes to sexual
behaviours. However as moral, rational creatures we do not believe that
human behaviour should we governed exactly how evolution dictates. Rather,
it is important to understand the truth about our evolution, such that
we can better understand our instincts and how to regulate them in socially
acceptable ways.
From an evolutionary perspective, humans have evolved primitive sexual
behaviors (some unpleasant) - but we have also evolved a social / moral
instinct. e.g. To care and help others, to work together and not cause
harm.
Evolution can be applied to human sexual morality in two distinct ways.
1. Our biological sexuality (what is 'normal' human sexual behaviour).
Studies suggest that Humans are very adaptable creatures, and that there
are in fact many diverse sexual behaviours that can be considered normal.
2. Our cultural evolution and the resultant socially accepted / legal
sexual behaviours that exist in our present culture.
Thus evolutionary philosophy suggests that humans have evolved a diversity
of sexual behaviours that are all 'normal' in a sense, and these behaviours
are further regulated by cultural standards of what we consider to be
moral.
We do wish to emphasise that our prime concern is to help promote an
open honest discussion about our sexual evolution. We obviously do not
support unlawful / immoral behavior, whether it is founded on a sexual
instinct or not.
We will be collecting more academic essays on sexual morality over time.
I am interested in exploring the role of religion (in particular christianity)
has had upon our human sexual morality.
An academic essay (from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy) on
the Philosophy of Human Sexuality. Contents include the Metaphysics of
Sexuality, Moral Evaluations, Dangers of Sex, Sexual Perversion, Aquinas'
Natural Law, Fetishism, Female Sexuality, Debates in Sexual Ethics, Consent,
Conceptual Analysis and Pleasure.
From the website: 'Among the many topics explored by the philosophy
of sexuality are procreation, contraception, celibacy, marriage, adultery,
casual sex, flirting, prostitution, homosexuality, masturbation, seduction,
rape, sexual harassment, sadomasochism, pornography, bestiality, and
pedophilia. What do all these things have in common? All are related
in various ways to the vast domain of human sexuality. That is, they
are related, on the one hand, to the human desires and activities that
involve the search for and attainment of sexual pleasure or satisfaction
and, on the other hand, to the human desires and activities that involve
the creation of new human beings. For it is a natural feature of human
beings that certain sorts of behaviors and certain bodily organs are
and can be employed either for pleasure or for reproduction, or for both.
The philosophy of sexuality explores these topics both conceptually
and normatively. Conceptual analysis is carried out in the philosophy
of sexuality in order to clarify the fundamental notions of sexual desire
and sexual activity. Conceptual analysis is also carried out in attempting
to arrive at satisfactory definitions of adultery, prostitution, rape,
pornography, and so forth.
Normative philosophy of sexuality inquires about the value of sexual
activity and sexual pleasure and of the various forms they take. It investigates
what contribution is made to the good or virtuous life by sexuality,
and tries to determine what moral obligations we have to refrain from
performing certain sexual acts and what moral permissions we have to
engage in others.' (Alan
Soble)
Christian religion believes sexual intercourse before marriage and homosexuality
are immoral and sinful. Chastity is virtuous and moral. But if one can
not commit to a life of chastity (no sexual relations or behaviour) it
is better to be married. As wrote the Apostle Saint Paul;
Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have
his own wife and every woman have her own husband."(Corinthians
I, 7:2) "I say this by way of concession, not of command. For I
wish that all men were as I myself am. .. Therefore, I say to the unmarried
and the widows that it is good for them to remain singles as I am. But
if they cannot exercise self-control, let them marry: for it is better
to marry than to burn. (Corinthians I, 7:6-9)
Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the
kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters,
nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners,
shall inherit the kingdom of God. (1 Corinthians 6:9-10)
There is one sermon in the Christian Bible which condemns visual and
physical adultery. It is one of the Ten Commandments.
Thou shalt not commit adultery. But I say unto you, That
whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery
with her already in his heart. And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck
it out, and cast it from thee for it is profitable for thee that one
of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast
into hell. (Matthew, 5:27-29)
This
Page Title: 'Human Sexual Morality: Ethics of Informed Consent,
Evolution Culture Religion, Sex Education, Nudity, Porn, IVF, Abortion,
Gay Lesbian, Teen, Child Sexuality, AIDS, Adultery, Birth Control'. The main sexuality pages on the evolution
of our diverse sexual behaviors have good content and are well worth
browsing (see links at top of page). And the list of related
sexuality terms that people actually search is informative (to say
the least!). Want to be Involved? Join us in this research,
which provides an excellent opportunity to present to the world the latest
knowledge about the thing we all find most interesting - sex! The work
will not just benefit humanity, it will profoundly enhance your own sexuality
as you learn more about our complex and diverse sexual evolution. We seek help in finding the latest scientific
(evolutionary) research on our biological and cultural sexual evolution
and distributing content (overviews / summaries) to relevant pages. This site is well respected. We are listed as
the Top
Philosophy Website on the Internet with around 500,000 page views each
week. So your contributions will be seen and read, and will be providing
humanity with a great source of wisdom about a very important subject (that
currently suffers due to cultural / religious myths).
If you would like to be involved (or have comments about this website) please write to us using the form lower on this page. Many thanks! Karene
Analyse
any human emotion, no matter how far it may be removed from the sphere
of sex, and you are sure to discover somewhere the primal impulse, to
which life owes its perpetuation. ... The primitive stages can always
be re-established; the primitive mind is, in the fullest meaning of the
word, imperishable. ... Mans most disagreeable habits and idiosyncrasies,
his deceit, his cowardice, his lack of reverence, are engendered by his
incomplete adjustment to a complicated civilisation. It is the result
of the conflict between our instincts and our culture. (Sigmund Freud)
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Introduction
- The following search results provide us with fascinating information
on the diversity of sexual behaviors (and fantasies!) that people find
interesting. In total there are around 17 million 'adult' searches
per day, which equates to about 5% of total searches on the Internet.
While it is fun just to browse through the results to see what people
search, they also provide us with important information that helps us
better understand the truth about our biological and cultural evolution.
See: Top
17,000 Adult Related Search Terms on the Internet (2007) Top
200 Adult Related Search Terms on the Internet (2007)
Searching for Truth - While most people may
not think about 'truth' very often, it is clearly important to us, being
necessary if we are to think and act wisely (philosophy
is founded on this). While these pages explore the truth about our sexuality,
this philosophy website also
has a strong physics
and metaphysics
foundation (i.e. the study of physical
reality as the ultimate / absolute source of truth).
Given the state of the world, the 'Inconvenient
Truth' about Global Warming and Climate Change, thus the necessity
for humanity to think and act more wisely, it is a sobering fact that
few people search subjects such as Truth (4,000), Reality (3,000), Physics
(2,000), Philosophy (1,000), Metaphysics (500), Truth and Reality (10).
i.e. There are about 100 'adult' searches for every 1 science related
search. While sex is obviously important to us (for pleasure and survival),
it is clear that truth and reality are also important for our future survival.
So we hope that you will stop and think about truth and reality from time
to time - look at the world and think about how you (and everything around
you) exists in Space
- there is a simple
solution.
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Analyse
any human emotion, no matter how far it may be removed from the sphere
of sex, and you are sure to discover somewhere the primal impulse, to
which life owes its perpetuation. ... The primitive stages can always
be re-established; the primitive mind is, in the fullest meaning of the
word, imperishable. ... Mans most disagreeable habits and idiosyncrasies,
his deceit, his cowardice, his lack of reverence, are engendered by his
incomplete adjustment to a complicated civilisation. It is the result
of the conflict between our instincts and our culture. (Sigmund Freud)
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