Month: October 2010
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Who’s Actually Getting Read in Objectivism
by Jason Stotts Danielle Morrill has just put up a list of the top 27 blogs being read in Objectivism up on her blog. Although Erosophia is not listed, in August I had 1,584 visitors, putting me in the top 25 blogs! Since I’ve been blogging since May of 2005, this also makes Erosophia one…
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On Marijuana 2
by Jason Stotts This November in the California election, a momentous event is transpiring: the people are getting the chance to vote on whether they want to legalize marijuana. If Prop 19 passes, it will make it legal for any adult in the state to use marijuana, in the same way that they use alcohol,…
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Happy National Coming Out Day!
by Jason Stotts In addition to it being Columbus Day, today is also National Coming Out Day. For those of you who are going to take the plunge and come out as gay, bi, etc., I wish you luck and much happiness owning your sexuality.
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On Polysexuality (5/5)
by Jason Stotts The Optimal Solution? In order to look more in depth into polysexuality, let us take a look at the two kinds of polysexuality and see which form is more likely to maximize our happiness. In order to do so, we will assume that a couple can meet all of the above requirements…
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On Polysexuality (4/5)
by Jason Stotts Necessary Conditions for Morally Permissible Polysexuality The necessary conditions to morally engage in polysexuality all stem from the moral standard that we identified earlier: the good is that which improves a person’s life and happiness as well as those of his partner, while the evil is that which harms a person’s life…
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On Polysexuality (3/5)
by Jason Stotts The Value of Polysexuality Now that we have seen polysexuality is natural, you might be tempted to stop here and insist that since it is natural, that is a sufficient reason to want to engage in it. Perhaps it is; on the other hand, naturalness is not a very compelling reason to…
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On Polysexuality (2/5)
by Jason Stotts Isn’t Polysexuality Unnatural? Before we begin our moral analysis, we must address the claim that polysexuality is unnatural, as it is the most common objection to polysexuality and the foundation of most objections to it. However, what is the evidence that humans are naturally monosexual? That some cultures are? Others are not. …
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On Polysexuality (1/5)
by Jason Stotts Introduction Following my essay “Contra Peikoff on Swinging,” I wanted to write a defense of “non-monogamy.” I couldn’t do it. It wasn’t the subject that was the problem; instead it was the very concept, which was particularly ill suited to my endeavors. First, it presupposes that monogamy is the standard and that…