Notice bibliographique

Notice

Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation

Auteur(s) : Bentham, Jeremy (1748-1832) Voir les notices liées en tant qu'auteur

Titre(s) : Of sexual irregularities [or irregularities of the sexual appetite] : and other writings on sexual morality [Texte imprimé] ; [Sextus] ; [General idea of not Paul, but Jesus] / edited by Philip Schofield, Catherine Pease-Watkin and Michael Quinn

Titre d'ensemble : The collected works of Jeremy Bentham. Penology and criminal law, religion and the church

Lien au titre d'ensemble : Appartient à : Penology and criminal law, religion and the church

Publication : Oxford : Clarendon press, 2014

Description matérielle : xxix, 180 p. ; 24 cm

Comprend : Editorial introduction ; Of Sexual Irregularities, or Irregularities of the Sexual Appetite ; Sextus ; General Idea ; Editorial Appendix: Sextus ; Index of Subjects ; Index of Names.

Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and indexes
"The present volume contains three essays, 'Of Sexual Irregularities', 'Sextus', and 'General Idea of Not Paul, but Jesus', written in the mid-1810s but never before been published in authoritative form. Bentham presents the utilitarian case for sexual liberty on the grounds that the gratification of the sexual appetite constituted the purest form of pleasure, in opposition to the traditional Christian view that the only morally acceptable form of sexual activity was between one man and one woman, within the confines of marriage, for the purpose of procreation. Bentham offers classical Greece and Rome, where certain male same-sex relationships were regarded as normal, as alternative models of sexual morality, condemns the hostile portrayal of homosexuals in eighteenth-century literature, and calls for the removal of sanctions, whether imposed by religion, law, or public opinion, from all forms of consensual sexual activity, at least in so far as practised in private. Bentham was, moreover, persuaded by Malthus's argument that population growth tended to outstrip food supply. In these circumstances, non-procreative sexual activity had the additional benefit of not contributing to an increase in the size of the population. In the course of his discussion, Bentham expresses forthright views on various aspects of sexuality." -- Publisher's description

Autre(s) auteur(s) : Schofield, Philip (1958-....). Éditeur scientifique Voir les notices liées en tant qu'auteur
Pease-Watkin, Catherine. Éditeur scientifique Voir les notices liées en tant qu'auteur
Quinn, Michael (1961-....). Éditeur scientifique Voir les notices liées en tant qu'auteur

Autre(s) forme(s) du titre :
- Autre forme du titre : Penology and criminal law, religion and the church

Sujet(s) : Morale sexuelle -- Histoire Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet
Liberté sexuelle -- Histoire Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet
Minorités sexuelles -- Histoire Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet