Reflections on sexuality from a phenomenological-existential perspective: proposing a concept beyond technique
Abstract Objective The objective of this paper is to offer some reflections on the ontic experience of sexuality in women and to understand the reasons behind the many difficulties in experiencing it. Method Proposing a concept that includes the experience of affectivity and sexuality as a project...
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| author | Luciana Fernandes de Medeiros Irene Borges-Duarte |
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| description | Abstract Objective The objective of this paper is to offer some reflections on the ontic experience of sexuality in women and to understand the reasons behind the many difficulties in experiencing it. Method Proposing a concept that includes the experience of affectivity and sexuality as a project of alterity for women. Results Faced with a patriarchal and phallocentric society, we consider that women do not experience their sexuality in their own way. The proposed concept is Being-with-the-other-in-amorosity, understood as a combined set that includes affectivity and movement toward understanding. This could provide Dasein with a more authentic experience, one that is more proper to a loving and sexual relationship. Conclusion Observing, reflecting, and meditating on what appears to us and how we will engage with it seems to be a path toward a more authentic and personal experience. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8fb04e5a83604fca97b9d21bd5cac6332025-08-20T03:23:23ZengPontifícia Universidade Católica de CampinasEstudos de Psicologia (Campinas)1982-02752025-08-014210.1590/1982-0275202542e11650Reflections on sexuality from a phenomenological-existential perspective: proposing a concept beyond techniqueLuciana Fernandes de Medeiroshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6754-7217Irene Borges-Duartehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5218-6754Abstract Objective The objective of this paper is to offer some reflections on the ontic experience of sexuality in women and to understand the reasons behind the many difficulties in experiencing it. Method Proposing a concept that includes the experience of affectivity and sexuality as a project of alterity for women. Results Faced with a patriarchal and phallocentric society, we consider that women do not experience their sexuality in their own way. The proposed concept is Being-with-the-other-in-amorosity, understood as a combined set that includes affectivity and movement toward understanding. This could provide Dasein with a more authentic experience, one that is more proper to a loving and sexual relationship. Conclusion Observing, reflecting, and meditating on what appears to us and how we will engage with it seems to be a path toward a more authentic and personal experience.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-166X2025000100601&lng=en&tlng=enPhilosophySexualityWomen |
| spellingShingle | Luciana Fernandes de Medeiros Irene Borges-Duarte Reflections on sexuality from a phenomenological-existential perspective: proposing a concept beyond technique Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas) Philosophy Sexuality Women |
| title | Reflections on sexuality from a phenomenological-existential perspective: proposing a concept beyond technique |
| title_full | Reflections on sexuality from a phenomenological-existential perspective: proposing a concept beyond technique |
| title_fullStr | Reflections on sexuality from a phenomenological-existential perspective: proposing a concept beyond technique |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reflections on sexuality from a phenomenological-existential perspective: proposing a concept beyond technique |
| title_short | Reflections on sexuality from a phenomenological-existential perspective: proposing a concept beyond technique |
| title_sort | reflections on sexuality from a phenomenological existential perspective proposing a concept beyond technique |
| topic | Philosophy Sexuality Women |
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