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Sexuality and the Arts : Implications for Existential Psychologists

Krippner, S., Cooper, C. E. and Speer, S. (2023) Sexuality and the Arts : Implications for Existential Psychologists. In: Racho, M., Simpson, S., Robbins, B. and Hoffman, L. (eds.) Eros and Psyche : Volume 1: Philosophical & Theoretical Perspectives. University Professors Press. pp. 90-114.

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Abstract:
Psychologists, including existential psychologists, have always taken an interest in sexuality and the arts, but rarely on the connection between them. This chapter identifies many of those psychologists who have explored this connection, as well as a few writers from the humanities who have shared this interest. It includes, in its purview, the study of aesthetics, especially what Darwin called “aesthetic selection,” which compliments natural selection in human evolution. The study of sexuality and the arts within the scope of existential psychology offers several paths of further exploration and mapping beyond the history outlined within this chapter. These routes of inquiry can include aesthetics, phenomenology, and intentionality, as potential ways forward for the current and next generation of researchers.
Creators:
Krippner, S., Cooper, C. E. and Speer, S.
Editors:
Racho, M., Simpson, S., Robbins, B. and Hoffman, L.
Publisher:
University Professors Press
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes:
Faculties > Faculty of Health & Society > Psychology
Research Centres > Centre for Psychology and Social Sciences
Date:
1 July 2023
Date Type:
Publication
Page Range:
pp. 90-114
Title of Book:
Eros and Psyche : Volume 1: Philosophical & Theoretical Perspectives
Volume:
1
Number:
1
Number of Pages:
25
Language:
English
ISBN:
978-1-955737-28-9
Status:
Published / Disseminated
Refereed:
No
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