Dating - Philosophy for Everyone

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Dating - Philosophy for Everyone delves into the complexities of modern dating, from initial attraction to choosing a life partner. This collection of playful yet insightful essays tackles the challenges posed by the booming dating industry, exploring taboos, the role of science in attraction, and the dilemma of excessive choice. The book offers philosophical perspectives designed to demystify the dating world for both newcomers and seasoned daters alike.
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Ideal for readers interested in philosophy and contemporary social issues, especially those navigating the complexities of dating in the modern world.

Progressing from the first flirtatious moment of eye contact to the selection of a "mate," this enlightening book offers playful philosophical explorations of the dating game for anyone who has dated, is dating, or intends to date again.

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Dating - Philosophy for Everyone

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 taboos of dating and how to play the dating game
Should science teach men how to attract women?
The problem of having too much choice

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.

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"If you enjoy philosophy and are dating (or find the topic interesting), then by all means this is a book you would want to check out." (Littleredrails.com, January 2011)

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781444330229

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 September 2010

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Contributors:

Series edited by Fritz Allhoff
Edited by Kristie Miller
Edited by Marlene Clark
Foreword by Joshua Wolf Shenk

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 21.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 390g

Pages: 256

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Health & Wellness Non-Fiction Philosophy & Psychology Philosophy & Stoicism Self-Help & Personal Development

About the Author

Editors Kristie Miller is a research fellow in philosophy at theUniversity of Sydney, Australia. She is the author of Issues inTheoretical Diversity: Persistence, Composition and Time (2006)as well as numerous journal articles on related topics. Marlene Clark is an Associate Professor of English at theCity College Center for Worker Education, City University of NewYork. Her composition textbook, Juxtapositions: Ideas forCollege Writers (2005), is in its third edition. Series Editor Fritz Allhoff is an Assistant Professor in the PhilosophyDepartment at Western Michigan University, as well as a SeniorResearch Fellow at the Australian National University sCentre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics. In addition toediting the Philosophy for Everyone series, Allhoff is thevolume editor or co-editor for several titles, including Wine& Philosophy (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007), Whiskey PHIlosophy (with Marcus P. Adams, Wiley, 2009), and Food& Philosophy (with Dave Monroe, Wiley-Blackwell,2007).