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Sexual Objectivity vs. Sexual Empowerment
If you look here, the author tries to make a distinction between sexual objectification and sexual empowerment. The claim is about power and who has the power. While I think power plays a role, I don’t think objectification and empowerment … Continue reading
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Tagged Ethics, Sexual Empowerment, Sexual Objectification, Sexuality
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Satisfying Sexual Desires
For the longest time, I’ve always thought that sexual needs were analogous to other bodily needs: hunger, thirst, good temperature to stay alive, sleep, etc. But the more you think about it, sexual needs don’t quite fit into that schema. … Continue reading
Preventing a Harm by Doing a Harm
Consider a couple, Sam and Tracy. Sam and Tracy have been together for a long time. We could even imagine them being married if you’d like. Lately, however, their relationship has been rocky and has slowly become unstable. Whatever the … Continue reading
The Ethics of Recognizing Sexiness Part Two
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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Tagged Culture, Ethics, Paper Topic, Sex Objects, Sexiness, Sexuality, Sexy Subjects, Values
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The Ethics of Recognizing Sexiness Part One
Suppose someone said to you, “you are sexy.” How would you respond? It obviously depends on the context, but let me offer two possibilities. On the one hand, you might experience something negative simply because you are seen as an … Continue reading
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Tagged Culture, Ethics, Paper Topic, Sex Objects, Sexiness, Sexuality, Sexy Subjects, Values
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Sexual Desires, Mind-Body Dualism, and Somatic Practices
This is a somewhat lengthy post. You can read to tl;dr summary if you scroll toward the bottom. In Ann J. Cahill’s article, “Sexual Desire, Inequality, and Transformation,” she argues for an ethical transformation so that your sexual desires do not … Continue reading
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Tagged Brotto, Cahill, Chivers, Mindfulness, Sexuality, Somaesthetics
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Let’s See What’s in the News Today (April 12, 2016)
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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Tagged Advice, Art, Ethics, Language, Music, News, Self, Sexuality, Stoicism
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Let’s See What’s in the News Today (April 3, 2016)
Children When someone doesn’t want kids, people often respond by saying things like, “You’ll change your mind later,” or “you’ll want kids someday.” Here’s an article about parents who regret having kids. Culture Television that has romantic and relationship themes … Continue reading
Let’s See What’s in the News Today (Jan. 19, 2016)
Ethics A sobering idea that the reason we exist is because of some past tragedy. As an example, the reason I exist is because of the Vietnam War. Would you be willing to sacrifice your existence to prevent that tragedy? … Continue reading
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Tagged Ethics, Gender Roles, Guns, Law, News, Procrastination, Sexuality, Will Power
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Let’s See What’s in the News Today (Jan. 11, 2016)
Culture There is a prediction there is a relationship between taking selfies and social exhibitionism, being extroverted, and self-esteem. A late study shows that those who take selfies have high social exhibitionism, are extroverted, but there is no relationship between taking … Continue reading
