This book traces the genealogy of ideas of reason, self and sexuality in the West, opening the way to a richer and more diverse understanding of sexual experience. Western philosophy and religion have distorted and continue to distort our experience of sex and love through three far-reaching constellations of reason, self and sexuality.

This book traces the genealogy of ideas of reason, self and sexuality in the West, opening the way to a richer and more diverse understanding of sexual experience.Western philosophy and religion have distorted and continue to distort our experience of sex and love through three far-reaching constellations of reason, self and sexuality. Thinkers like Plato, Aquinas and Kant helped to fashion an ascetic ideal of reason hostile to bodily pleasures and sexual diversity. By contrast, philosophical hedonism advocates a less demanding conception of rationality and defends sexual pleasure. But this...

Are you really living your life? Or, do you find yourself watching others do things you only dream about? This is a story of one man's powerful vision and dedication. The reader will be taken on a journey that will inspire him to break down barriers and take on challenges never thought possible to accomplish. It is a story that proves the human spirit is the most powerful driving force in nature. If you want something bad enough, you have the ability and the power to make it happen. Read what happens along the way as the author transforms from life-long casual runner to accomplished...