Philosophy of sex: Contemporary readings

Just what is normal sexual behaviour? What is the role of fantasy in our sexual lives? How can we tell the difference between sexual harassment and actions that are simply in poor taste? Is there really any harm in looking at pornography? And is there a way to reconcile Christian faith with homosexual practice? People have been asking these questions for a long time, but there is still widespread disagreement among those who have proposed answers. In this exploration of the philosophy of sex, philosophers and social critics confront a variety of issues, including prostitution, adultery, masturbation, homosexuality, and the different attitudes men and women have about sex. This fourth edition includes a new section on Kant and sex, as well as new essays by Michael E. Levin, Cheshire Calhoun, Irving Singer, Pat Califia and Alan Soble.
Contents: Part 1 Conceptual analysis: are we having sex now or what?; sexual perversion; sexual paradigms; sexual behaviour - another position; plain sex; sex and sexual perversion; masturbation -conceptual and ethical matters. Part 2 Homosexuality: is homosexual conduct wrong? A philosophical exchange; against homosexual liberation; a Christian homosexuality?; homosexuality - the nature and harm arguments; defending marriage. Part 3 Abortion: abortion and the sexual agenda; abortion - is a woman a person? Part 4 Kant and sex: duties toward the body in respect of sexual impulse; sexual morality and the concept of using another person; sexual use and what to do about it - internalist and externalist sexual ethics; the morality of sex -contra Kant. Part 5 Rape and harassment: is this sexual harassment?; sexual harassment and the law - the demarcation problem; how bad is rape?; the harms of consensual sex; Antioch´s "sexual offence policy" -a philosophical exploration; consent and sexual relations. Part 6 Pornography and prostitution: talk dirty to me; objectification; pornography and the social sciences; should feminists oppose prostitution?; what´s wrong with prostitution?; whoring in utopia.