Filozofsko promišljanje sadomazohizma
Philosophical thinking about sadomasochism

Summary/Abstract: Sadomasochism is an essential sexually – social phenomen which requires a philosophical analysis of its psychology and praxis and the aim is to approach sadomasochistic sexuality in terms of social philosophy and psychoanalysis. The paper commences with an explanation of its historical development and continues with contemporary theories of power relations and an interpretation of domination and submission as identities. After the introduction into the basic terminology, most of the attention will be focused on the kinds of BDSM relations and positions and relations between inviduals within the S/M dynamics. Since sadomasochism is far more than a sexuality, it shall be emphasized that it is both physically and psychically (pre)conditioned, and refer to the various ways it is possible to conceptually understand and categorize it. Therefore, the conclusion will present essential connections of sexuality and society, the physical and the psychical of the practitioners of this sexuality and finally the difference of experiencing sadomasochism on the BDSM scene and in the context of the contemporary society.

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