James Giles (philosopher)
James Giles | |
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Giles in 2023 at Vancouver Poetry House | |
| Born | 1958 (age 67–68) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia University of Edinburgh |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western and Eastern philosophy |
| School | Analytic philosophy |
| Main interests | Metaphysics, Philosophy of mind, Philosophy of sex, Philosophy of love, Existential phenomenology, Evolutionary theory, Buddhist philosophy, Taoist philosophy, Social psychology |
| Notable ideas | Constructed self-image, Vulnerability and care theory of love, Naked love theory of human evolution, Sexual desire as an existential need |
| Website | james-giles |
James Giles (born 1958) is a Canadian philosopher and psychologist. He has written about the philosophy of perception, personal identity and the self, mindfulness, Buddhist and Taoist philosophy, and has published theories of the evolution of human hairlessness, the nature of sexual desire, sexual attraction, and gender. His wide range of academic interests and often controversial views have earned him the title of an "interdisciplinary maverick."