Classical And Medieval Period Essay

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Influence of Classical and Medieval Periods Sexual Beliefs Both Classical and Medieval Periods have influenced my outlook on health, and sex education, in the realms of sexuality. The Classical Period’s perspective toward sex were more open and permitted. The Medieval Period’s perspective toward sex is restrictive, sex to be an essential part of bodily health and just another necessary function of the human biological system. Ideas and values formed by civilizations during the Classical Period, such as, ancient Greek sex values are what I am more aware of on a conscious level. Moreover, I am more comfortable accepting the values toward sex that were upheld during the Classical Period because of how open and permissive their view is on sex. …show more content…

After both sexes have completed the stages of puberty it is natural, thanks to the ideas advocated by civilizations in Classical and Medieval Periods, to tend to be more inclined to think about pleasure and longing to have sex. According to both Classical Period and the Middle Ages, sex was perceived as to be normal and a natural part of life. However, it is ideal to have sex in moderation. According to Aristotle, moderation is virtuous. I am consciously aware the more sex an individual partakes in the more likely he/she is prone to sexually transmitted infections. STIs are signs an individual is not taking precautionary steps to maintain their health and health of their body. Also, it shows that an individual is not being moderate in the amount of sexual behavior. So health, is one aspect I adopted by both Classical and Medieval …show more content…

I have learned that wealthy women during the era of Classical Greek preformed acts autoeroticism, such as inserting dildos inside their vaginas, as a substitute of heterosexual intercourse with their respectable partners, and too, to incite pleasure and desire. It is more on a conscious level that not only men, but too, women, masturbate and also, that acts of autoeroticism have existed for many centuries ago. I feel that I would be more comfortable accepting the values of ancient Greek because their values of sex are still prominent today, and also because they were more accepting toward acts of autoeroticism than of societies in the Medieval Periods. Masturbation is a part of life, as far as, an individual discovering what sexual behaviors are pleasurable to them, and too, it is safe alternative than having sexual intercourse with the opposite sex without knowing the consequences that will ensue. So, sex education is another aspect that I adopted from Classical and Medieval Periods. I learned sexual acts as a modern society we do are exactly to ancient societies preformed in the

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