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Sex : a philosophical primer : with new material on same-sex marriage
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Sex : a philosophical primer : with new material on same-sex marriage

by Irving Singer

This philosophical study examines sex as a spectrum encompassing love and compassion, combining appetitive and interpersonal elements. The expanded edition features additional analysis on the nature of marriage and same-sex unions.

Accession 1492 ISBN 9780742512375 Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
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