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03776cam a22005174a 4500 001 8829F4E42B0511DE80C1F007A8D7520A 003 SILO 005 20181108012225 008 030421s2004 nyua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2003009327 020 $a 9780195162004 (alk. paper) 020 $a 0195162005 (alk. paper) 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d WSL $d UKM $d MUQ $d BAKER $d NLGGC $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d UQ1 $d IWV $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a BV4627.L8 $b B585 2004 082 00 $a 176 $2 21 084 $a 08.36 $2 bcl 100 1 $a Blackburn, Simon, $d 1944- 245 1 $a Lust / $c Simon Blackburn. 260 $a New York : $b Oxford University Press, $c 2004. 300 $a xii, 151 p. : $b ill. (some col.) ; $c 19 cm. 440 4 $a The seven deadly sins 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. [135]-141) and index. 505 0 $a Pleasure -- Excess -- Two problems from Plato -- Stiff upper lips -- The Christian panic -- The legacy -- What nature intended -- Some consequences -- Shakespeare versus Dorothy Parker -- Hobbesian unity -- Disasters -- Substitutions -- Evolution and desire -- Overcoming pessimism -- Farewell. 520 $a Publisher's description: Lust, says Simon Blackburn, is furtive, headlong, always sizing up opportunities. It is a trail of clothing in the hallway, the trashy cousin of love. But be that as it may, the aim of this delightful book is to rescue lust "from the denunciations of old men of the deserts, to deliver it from the pallid and envious confessor and the stocks and pillories of the Puritans, to drag it from the category of sin to that of virtue." Blackburn, author of such popular philosophy books as Think and Being Good, here offers a sharp-edged probe into the heart of lust, blending together insight from some of the world's greatest thinkers on sex, human nature, and our common cultural foibles. Blackburn takes a wide ranging, historical approach, discussing lust as viewed by Aristophanes and Plato, lust in the light of the Stoic mistrust of emotion, and the Christian fear of the flesh that catapulted lust to the level of deadly sin. He describes how philosophical pessimists like Schopenhauer and Sartre contributed to our thinking about lust and explores the false starts in understanding lust represented by Freud, Kinsey, and modern "evolutionary psychology." But most important, Blackburn reminds us that lust is also life-affirming, invigorating, fun. He points to the work of David Hume (Blackburn's favorite philosopher) who saw lust not only as a sensual delight but also "a joy of the mind." Written by one of the most eminent living philosophers, attractively illustrated and colourfully packaged, Lust is a book that anyone would lust over. 650 0 $a Lust $x Christianity. $x Christianity. 650 6 $a Luxure $x Christianisme. $x Christianisme. 650 17 $a Lusten. $2 gtt 650 17 $a Ethische aspecten. $2 gtt 650 7 $a DeÌsir sexuel $2 rasuqam 650 17 $a Luxure $2 rasuqam 650 7 $a Philosophie $2 rasuqam 856 41 $3 Table of contents only $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip043/2003009327.html 856 42 $3 Publisher description $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0614/2003009327-d.html 856 42 $3 Contributor biographical information $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0726/2003009327-b.html 941 $a 8 952 $l OZAX845 $d 20240525034450.0 952 $l GZPE631 $d 20240305023556.0 952 $l N2AX314 $d 20210728014303.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180124044209.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160823080756.0 952 $l PWAX296 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l UDAX314 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20090701080000.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8829F4E42B0511DE80C1F007A8D7520A 994 $a 03 $b IWVInitiate Another SILO Locator Search