Love and sexual instinct in Max Scheler’s anthropology
Starting from Scheler’s claim that eros is the essence of life, this paper examines his theory of sexuality. I firstly consider “sexual love”, taking into account Scheler’s doctrine of value-emotions, particularly his view on “appetite”. Then I consider “sexual instinct”, putting forward Scheler’s c...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid
2013-07-01
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| Series: | Anales del Seminario de Historia de la Filosofía |
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| Online Access: | http://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/ASHF/article/view/42457 |
| Summary: | Starting from Scheler’s claim that eros is the essence of life, this paper examines his theory of sexuality. I firstly consider “sexual love”, taking into account Scheler’s doctrine of value-emotions, particularly his view on “appetite”. Then I consider “sexual instinct”, putting forward Scheler’s criticism of Freud’s ontogenetic theory. Lastly I discuss Scheler’s view on the metaphysical importance of human sexual intercourse. |
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| ISSN: | 0211-2337 1988-2564 |