Hello and thanks for visiting our evolutionary philosophy of human sexuality site. These pages are pretty radical for a philosophy website and contain a great deal of knowledge that would be considered 'pornographic' by some people.
This is made more provocative by the fact that we have based these pages on subjects that people search on the Internet relating to sex. These 'Adult' search terms are very sexually explicit, not always moral or nice, but nonetheless important due to their truth (and interesting!).
Philosophy is nothing more than seeking wisdom from truth. And it is clearly true that sex (being central to our evolution and survival) is also central to our daily lives. Thus we think it would be negligent of philosophers to ignore this, particularly when so many people found their sexual behaviour on cultural and religious myths which invariably cause harm.
As Freud wrote;
Analyse any human emotion, no matter how far it may be removed from the sphere of sex, and you are sure to discover somewhere the primal impulse, to which life owes its perpetuation. ... The primitive stages can always be re-established; the primitive mind is, in the fullest meaning of the word, imperishable. ... Mans most disagreeable habits and idiosyncrasies, his deceit, his cowardice, his lack of reverence, are engendered by his incomplete adjustment to a complicated civilisation. It is the result of the conflict between our instincts and our culture. (Sigmund Freud)For those who are curious, we have put up a page that explains our motives for doing this research in more detail (there are a variety of reasons - all very interesting!).
i) The latest research on the internet (with particular attention to academic / scientific studies - though we do cover the better erotic / artful adult sites). This research data is then analysed from an evolutionary / ecological foundation.
ii) Data of what people actually search on the internet.
We have now collected around 17,000 'Adult' Internet Search Terms which have been sorted by subject into 340 pages relating to various aspects of human sexuality. These pages are further organised into 18 main subject pages. (links on each side of page).
Over the past year we have also spent many 100s of hours searching the Internet and have discovered a wonderful collection of articles (mainly from academic research studies with an evolutionary foundation) and good quality 'Adult' sites.
We hope to complete this research by late 2009 with the aim of then writing up the main pages based on the knowledge we have gathered.
For one example of how this knowledge leads to interesting conclusions see;
We do wish to emphasise that our prime concern is to help promote an open honest discussion about our sexual evolution and honour the beauty of human sexuality.
We obviously do not support unlawful / immoral behavior, whether it is founded on a sexual instinct or not. Humans clearly have evolved primitive sexual behaviors (some unpleasant) - but we have also evolved a social / moral instinct. To care about others, to not cause harm to others - to work together and help one another.
1. Do unto others ... (do not cause harm to other people).
2. Informed Consent. This implies two things, true knowledge (to be informed) and a suitable age (adult) to form sexual consent.
Evolution shows that animal sexuality is wonderfully diverse. This is true also for human sexual behaviour. The study of human sexual evolution can open your mind to a variety of sexual practices that can be creatively cultivated with your partner, with many partners or by yourself - without shame. The only limitation is by the principles of sexual morality (as above).
Although many research studies show that promiscuity is rampant through out the animal kingdom, we also realise the complexity of human emotions and the importance of the 'bonding' aspect of sex. e.g. The authors of this Evolutionary Philosophy of Sex study are a monogamous, heterosexual couple - though we don't advocate any particular sexual orientation or behaviour.
You will find lots of interesting and useful information in these pages - so browse around and enjoy learning about all the subtle little things that make our human sexuality so diverse, complex and wonderful.
PS - If you find this sexuality study interesting and want to be involved then please write to us.
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Hi Everyone,We get a lot of people writing to us asking questions about sex. So we have added an 'Ask a Question' feature to our sexuality pages - to help share questions and answers as a way of helping one another.
Please use Facebook Connect (below) to add your questions / comments - the best questions and answers will be added to the page.
Thanks.
Karene (September, 2012)I had a woman and man write to me over the past few days both asking pretty much the same question - how can we improve our sexual relationship with our partner. It is really great to hear from both sexes - that both men and women would like to evolve their sexuality and cultivate more intimate relationships. The questions and answers are below. I wonder what other's think?Dear Karene,
Just curious what you think about my situation.
My fiance & I have been together for almost 9 years. I am female, 33, and I must be in my prime, judging by the way I feel, and what I think of most of the time! We have a pretty healthy sex life, I think. I wouldn't mind more of it though. Also, I miss some of the kinky spontaneity we once had.
He and I will both watch erotic videos from time to time, but always when the other is not around. I've mentioned wanting to watch them together & he seems curious about it, but I think he feels a bit shy about the notion.
He tells me that he thinks he's "old-fashioned" about some things, although this completely contradicts other aspects of the man I know. But when it comes to sex, I've usually been the one to initiate toys and such - which he seems to enjoy.
I guess what I am wondering is, what would be a good way for us to ease into it, without anyone feeling too uncomfortable? Any suggestions? I feel like you're a good person to ask.
Thanks, C.
Thank you for adding me to facebook, I really appreciate the gesture. The reason I added you is because I came across your website and really liked what you had to say about sexuality and human beings - and I have a question about sexual relationships I thought you might be able to help me with.
I was just wondering how I could get my girlfriend a little more involved in making our sex life better? It is relatively weak right now for a couple that just moved in together.
I feel that I am the one putting in effort to try to get things going by asking her if she would like to look up and try new positions, or seeing if she would like to read a tantric sex book together. I would like to see her put in some effort too, and I was wondering if you know of any way couples could work on their sex life together, instead of the effort being one sided.
Thank you very much, I appreciate your time and you reading this, I hope to hear from you soon.
Sincerely, C.R.
Karene
"The true liberation of eroticism lies in accepting the fact that there are millions of facets to it, a million forms of eroticism, situations, atmospheres and variations. We have, first of all, to dispense with guilt concerning its expansion, then remain open to its surprises, varied expressions, and (to add my personal formula for the full enjoyment of it) fuse it with individual love and passion for a particular human being, mingle it with dreams, fantasies, and emotion for it to attain its highest potency." (Anais Nin)
C.Wow, Karene, thank you for your reply, I really like your suggestions actually. I think the most important one would be truth, I suppose letting her know about my feelings on the situation would probably be the best approach and a good place to start. I really appreciate the help and suggestions, I will let you know how things turn out, thank you very much.
C.R.
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