Monogamy, it seems, is increasingly being thought of as oppressive, destructive, irrational, and probably plenty of other adjectives I could think of. — WISDOMfromPO-MO
I guess it depends upon ones morals. I like one on one. Others don't. No big deal to me one way or another since that is their agreement. — Rich
I'm not sure about that, it seems that the situation is about 50-50 for married people, with the balance leaning in favour of faithful monogamy being honored for married people. If you look at the stats here, 41% of married couples have had either one or both partners commit infidelity at least once (and infidelity includes even emotional infidelity, not only actually having sex). Also I imagine we often hear about the marriages where infidelity occurs, but not the ones where it doesn't, so there is some bias there too. Divorce rate however is above 50% for many developed places, but not all divorces occur because of infidelity.Monogamy may be honored more often in the breach than in strict adherence, but that isn't what you were asking about. — Bitter Crank
Monogamy, it seems, is increasingly being thought of as oppressive, destructive, irrational, and probably plenty of other adjectives I could think of. — WISDOMfromPO-MO
If you listen closely you will hear — WISDOMfromPO-MO
Why do you say existentialism is the philosophy behind the moral attacks on the family?Existentialism is the philosophy behind this, but one can also find precursors in Russell, Aldous Huxley and the like. — unenlightened
Okay, but take Kierkegaard that FATHER of existentialism. He was very conservative with regards to the family, although he never had a family himself. I wouldn't say there's something about existentialism that implies it will be critical of the family...and seems to be at least a major strand of thinking critical of the institution of the family. — unenlightened
A popular argument — WISDOMfromPO-MO
WikipediaAbout 78% of human societies are polygynous, in which some men marry more than one wife.Only 22% of societies are strictly monogamous. Almost no modern societies are polyandrous, in which one woman marries several husbands (although such societies have existed historically in the Canary Islands, the Himalayas, the Canadian Arctic, and possibly other places). Only 3% of mammal species in general are monogamous, although at least 15% of primate species are.
In historical terms, it is monogamy that is in need of explanation, not polygamy.[4]
—Janet Bennion, Women of Principle (1998)
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About 78% of human societies are polygynous, in which some men marry more than one wife.Only 22% of societies are strictly monogamous. Almost no modern societies are polyandrous, in which one woman marries several husbands (although such societies have existed historically in the Canary Islands, the Himalayas, the Canadian Arctic, and possibly other places). Only 3% of mammal species in general are monogamous, although at least 15% of primate species are.
In historical terms, it is monogamy that is in need of explanation, not polygamy.[4]
—Janet Bennion, Women of Principle (1998)
Wikipedia — Cavacava
Why are people saying that cultural practices are not "natural" anyway? It's culture, not biology. — WISDOMfromPO-MO
Monogamy, it seems, is increasingly being thought of as oppressive, destructive, irrational, and probably plenty of other adjectives I could think of. — WISDOMfromPO-MO
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