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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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Three Pictures of Sexual Autonomy and Sexual Consent: Looking at the First View

Posted on November 8, 2017 by shaunmiller

This is a condensed talk that I gave a few weeks ago at UW-Parkside. I’ll be dividing that talk into three separate posts. Sexual consent has been getting a lot of attention lately. We often hear news about sexual campus … Continue reading →

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What if we treated ordinary consent like we treat sexual consent?

Posted on July 1, 2015 by shaunmiller

Here’s a great comic satirizing our normal, everyday consent as if we treated them like sexual consent.  What’s the message?  Raise the bar of sexual consent! I got the comic here.

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Sexual Consent and Memory

Posted on December 11, 2014 by shaunmiller

Suppose there is a wife and a husband.  They have sex, but the man is being charged with rape.  He responds back by saying that she consented.  The Attorney General’s office says that she didn’t.  Why?  It’s because she has … 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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