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The Philosophy of Kissing

Sat, 2009-11-21 07:53 — ABN

Dear Doctor Rude,

I think I understand what a "platonic kiss" is, but could you explain to me the difference between the following kisses?

1. Aristotelian kiss
2. Hegelian kiss
3. Wittgensteinian kiss
4. Godelian kiss

Signed,
Flummoxed in Florida

Dear Flummoxed,

That's a very good question; nowadays most sex education courses focus on secondary and tertiary sources, so much so that few people really get exposed to the classics in this field any more. I'll try to make a brief but clear summary of some of these important types of kisses:

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Comments

Sat, 2009-11-21 09:20 — ABN

Buddhist kiss

Robyn emailed me a description of the Buddhist kiss--"you must kiss all sentient beings in the universe before you yourself may be kissed."