Dating - Philosophy for Everyone: Flirting With Big IdeasKristie Miller, Marlene Clark John Wiley & Sons, 9 mai 2011 - 256 pages DATING Speed dating, online dating, group blind dating, dating consultants... A booming dating industry is catering to an ever-increasing number of single adults in the twenty-first century, with the market for a mate now pulling in more than a billion dollars a year in the United States. So, how do we successfully attempt to navigate the dating minefield? Progressing from the first flirtatious moment of eye contact to the selection of a “mate,” Dating – Philosophy for Everyone includes a number of playful yet relevant essays for anyone who has dated, is dating, or intends to date again. It offers fascinating philosophical explorations of topics such as:
The vicissitudes of dating and mating are explored from a number of perspectives, all of which will help demystify coupling in the twenty-first century for those young daters just entering the fray, and those veterans returning to the game. |
Table des matières
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Dating as a Calculated Exchange | 37 |
Dating Taboos | 65 |
Just Pushy Enough | 90 |
On Sex Workers Gold Diggers and Rules Girls Kyla Reid and Tinashe Dune | 101 |
Dating Like a Pro | 115 |
Dating in a Time | 126 |
Morality Spontaneity and the Art of Getting Truly | 151 |
CyberRendezvous | 165 |
How To Be Yourself in an Online World | 180 |
Natural Selection? | 195 |
Its All in the Game | 211 |
Dating and the City | 221 |
Notes on Contributors | 233 |
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