Category Archives: Casual Sex

Casual/Committed Sex/Love

Posted on October 17, 2017 by shaunmiller

There’s a concept called casual sex. Is there such thing as casual love? Continue reading →

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Let’s See What’s in the News Today (April 12, 2016)

Posted on April 12, 2016 by shaunmiller

Advice A nice blog post about advice from Daniel Dennett on how to think philosophically. Art A cool photo project where you can see the borders between two, sometimes three, countries in Europe. Ethics Stoic spiritual exercises part i. Stoic … Continue reading →

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Study: Millennials have More Relaxed Attitudes Regarding Sex, but Have Fewer Partners

Posted on May 15, 2015 by shaunmiller

According to a study, millennials these days may have casual hookups, but they have less partners than their parents did. What other relaxed attitudes are there? Premarital Sex In the 1970s, 29% of Americans thought premarital sex was acceptable. By … Continue reading →

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Let’s See What’s in the News Today (Dec. 10, 2014)

Posted on December 10, 2014 by shaunmiller

Philosophy More news about the smearing of Cheryl Abbate.  An anonymous post analyzes how McAdams blog post was factually incorrect.  Very good and very impressive! Listen to an impressive interview of Simone de Beauvoir (in English) by Studs Terkel taken in … Continue reading →

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Let’s See What’s In the News Today (Nov. 30, 2014)

Posted on November 30, 2014 by shaunmiller

Emotions There could be a danger emphasizing empathy.  “Once you see someone as fundamentally other, fundamentally different, empathy turns off like a switch.” Paul Ekman has been an expert at detecting the emotions of faces and even whether they’re dishonest … Continue reading →

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Is there Such a Thing as “Good” Sexual Objectification? (Part Three)

Posted on November 9, 2014 by shaunmiller

Let’s recall Marino’s argument: One can consent to objectification in the weak instrumental use. Consent is the morally significant feature that makes objectification permissible. Weak instrumental use is characteristic of the best sexual objectification. Therefore, consent should be the morally … Continue reading →

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Is there Such a Thing as “Good” Sexual Objectification? (Part Two)

Posted on November 6, 2014 by shaunmiller

Let’s recall Marino’s argument: One can consent to objectification in the weak instrumental use. Consent is the morally significant feature that makes objectification permissible. Weak instrumental use is characteristic of the best sexual objectification. Therefore, consent should be the morally … Continue reading →

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Is There Such a Thing as “Good” Sexual Objectification? (Part One)

Posted on November 4, 2014 by shaunmiller

It is assumed that sexual objectification is morally wrong.  To be clear, sexual objectification is to treat someone as an object of sexual pleasure—in short, a sex object.  So to make sure one is not sexually objectifying another person, or … Continue reading →

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Raja Halwani’s “On F***ing Around” (Part Five)

Posted on December 2, 2013 by shaunmiller

In part one, I investigated Halwani’s definitions of “casual sex,” “promiscuity,” and “objectification.”  With objectification, Halwani went through the different senses of objectification by going through Nussbaum’s and Langton’s list. In part two, I investigated Halwani’s first attempt at the first strategy to see … Continue reading →

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Raja Halwani’s “On F***ing Around” (Part Four)

Posted on November 22, 2013 by shaunmiller

In part one, I investigated Halwani’s definitions of “casual sex,” “promiscuity,” and “objectification.”  With objectification, Halwani went through the different senses of objectification by going through Nussbaum’s and Langton’s list. In part two, I investigated Halwani’s first attempt at the first strategy to see … Continue reading →

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