How is human love deformed in sexual addiction? How can human love be transformed? David Bellusci considers three signs of addiction and then, by looking...

How is human love deformed in sexual addiction? How can human love be transformed? David Bellusci considers three signs of addiction and then, by looking at neurotic tendencies within a psychoanalytical framework, as well as the neurobiological nature of sexual pleasure, explores the causes of sexual addiction. Behavioral expression of addiction is examined in pornography, masturbation, cybersex, and multiple sexual partners. Working within a Christian anthropology drawn from Thomas Aquinas, Bellusci considers the morality of pleasure; how pleasure suggests an antinomy of satisfaction-dissatisfaction. He explores how the fallen human condition effects the will, and the consent to sin. He concludes with a focus on how the addict may be supported, at the psychological, relational, and spiritual levels.

Author: David C. Bellusci
Publisher: Pickwick Publications
Published: 07/01/2019
Pages: 138
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.37lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9781532677922

About the Author
David C. Bellusci holds a Licentiate in Theology, a PhD in Philosophy, and a PsyD in Clinical Pastoral Psychotherapy. He belongs to the Dominican Order and teaches Philosophy and Religious Studies at Catholic Pacific College, in Langley, British Columbia.