C.S. Lewis writes, in his essay titles We Have No "Right To Happiness," on pages 747 to 750, about an encounter he had with his neighbor named Clare and the thoughts he had afterward. Lewis describes a situation in which two people divorced their partners in order to marry each other, "Mr. A" and "Mrs. B." After entertaining different definitions of a human right and applying them to the event, Lewis concluded that the right his neighbor truly meant to describe was the right to, as he called it, "sexual happiness."
Sexual happiness is treated exceptionally from the rest of the rights and moral codes people tend to hold, and he argued that this is undue. However, he stated that he could understand the reason for this: "It is part of the nature of a strong erotic passion-as distinct from a transient fit of appetite-that it makes more towering promises than any other emotion." This is to say that the pursuit of sexual happiness …show more content…
I will contrast Lewis's writing style by finding scientific evidence that supports this phenomenon. Due to my past experience with sex education and psychology, I am able to find a comfortable understanding of Lewis's point of view. Sexual happiness is an exceptionally powerful and complicated biological function which serves to create contradictions in our personal, moral codes, regardless of whether it should be.
I will first demonstrate that sex is one of our most powerful, biological drives. Sex is how we continue to exist as a species, and sex drive is thusly one of our most important biological functions. Secondly, I will show evidence supporting the common internal conflicts regarding our sexuality we face. Unfortunately, many people face inner turmoil over their sexuality and relationships. Lastly, I will, in my own opinion, express why the exceptionalism is unnecessary. We measure them on scales of quality and value different to that of most other parts of our
Sexual happiness is treated exceptionally from the rest of the rights and moral codes people tend to hold, and he argued that this is undue. However, he stated that he could understand the reason for this: "It is part of the nature of a strong erotic passion-as distinct from a transient fit of appetite-that it makes more towering promises than any other emotion." This is to say that the pursuit of sexual happiness …show more content…
I will contrast Lewis's writing style by finding scientific evidence that supports this phenomenon. Due to my past experience with sex education and psychology, I am able to find a comfortable understanding of Lewis's point of view. Sexual happiness is an exceptionally powerful and complicated biological function which serves to create contradictions in our personal, moral codes, regardless of whether it should be.
I will first demonstrate that sex is one of our most powerful, biological drives. Sex is how we continue to exist as a species, and sex drive is thusly one of our most important biological functions. Secondly, I will show evidence supporting the common internal conflicts regarding our sexuality we face. Unfortunately, many people face inner turmoil over their sexuality and relationships. Lastly, I will, in my own opinion, express why the exceptionalism is unnecessary. We measure them on scales of quality and value different to that of most other parts of our