Category Archives: Values

Building a Democratic Hedonism Part Three

Posted on October 21, 2019 by shaunmiller

In part one, I discussed how to build a democratic hedonism through sex education that was inspired by Joseph Fischel’s book Screw Consent. The first post focused on developing our sexual emotions and I offered that one route to do that … Continue reading →

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Building a Democratic Hedonism Part Two

Posted on May 28, 2019 by shaunmiller

In a previous post, I discussed how to build a democratic hedonism through sex education that was inspired by Joseph Fischel’s book Screw Consent. I discussed that a revamped sex education is a way to do it and that one route … Continue reading →

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Building a Democratic Hedonism Part One

Posted on May 26, 2019 by shaunmiller

Joseph J. Fischel’s book, Screw Consent, has brought up some nice challenges to our notions of sexual consent. I would serious recommend this book to anyone who wants to know more about sexual autonomy, sexual consent, and our sexual culture at … Continue reading →

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Ideas That Matter with Gregory Sadler

Posted on May 30, 2018 by shaunmiller

About two months ago, Dr. Gregory Sadler—also a public philosopher and also known as the YouTube Philosopher—and I had a discussion about my work. We discussed philosophy of sex, particularly with my research in the three different moral types of … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Building Resiliency

Posted on February 22, 2018 by shaunmiller

I had the amazing opportunity to be on the Birds and the Bees podcast. We talked about building sexual resiliency, a topic that I’m starting to be interested in. There are some people who are pressured into sexual activities they … Continue reading →

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Book Review: What Love Is and What It Could Be by Carrie Jenkins

Posted on January 21, 2018 by shaunmiller

I had the delight to get back to my original interests and read some metaphysics of love. Jenkins project investigates the possibilities of what love can do and accept the conclusions thereafter. However, she does not give a precise conclusion … Continue reading →

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Rocky Mountain Sex and Intimacy Summit: Reflections on Al Vernacchio

Posted on October 2, 2017 by shaunmiller

Continuing my thoughts on the Rocky Mt. Sex and Intimacy Summit that happened a couple weeks ago. Continue reading →

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Rocky Mountain Sex and Intimacy Summit: Reflections on Marty Klein

Posted on September 26, 2017 by shaunmiller

This past weekend, I went to the Rocky Mountain Sex and Intimacy Summit held in Salt Lake City. It was a fantastic weekend and I certainly gained from it. I made some great friends, was surrounded by many people who … Continue reading →

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Parable of the Polygons

Posted on August 28, 2017 by shaunmiller

This cute game explains how our harmless choices can make a harmful world.  By playing the game, along with the explanations throughout, our implicit biases and choices can have huge consequences.  Check it out.  Fun stuff!

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The Ethics of Recognizing Sexiness Part Two

Posted on July 3, 2017 by shaunmiller

In my last post, I looked at Lintott’s and Irvin’s article about changing the way we perceive people as being sexy. They argue that we ought to see people as sexy subjects, meaning that we can respect people and also “see … Continue reading →

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