Prostitution and the Good of Sex
Social Theory and Practice. Bd. 44. H. 3. 2018 S. 377 - 403
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
ISBN/ISSN: 0037-802X
Publikationstyp: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Sprache: Englisch
Doi/URN: 10.5840/soctheorpract201862040
Inhaltszusammenfassung
On some accounts, prostitution is just another form of casual sex and as such not particularly harmful in itself, if regulated properly. I claim that, although casual sex in general is not inherently harmful, prostitution in fact is. To show this, I defend an account of sex as joint action characteristically aimed at sexual enjoyment, here understood as a tangible experience of community among partners, and argue that prostitution fails to achieve this good by incentivizing partners to mistre...On some accounts, prostitution is just another form of casual sex and as such not particularly harmful in itself, if regulated properly. I claim that, although casual sex in general is not inherently harmful, prostitution in fact is. To show this, I defend an account of sex as joint action characteristically aimed at sexual enjoyment, here understood as a tangible experience of community among partners, and argue that prostitution fails to achieve this good by incentivizing partners to mistreat each other. To substantiate this claim, I explore ways in which prostitution fails on the virtues of temperance, re-spect, and sincerity.» weiterlesen» einklappen
Klassifikation
DFG Fachgebiet:
Philosophie
DDC Sachgruppe:
Philosophie