Erosophia

Year: 2010

  • Question From A Reader

    by Jason Stotts In September of last year, on the old Erosophia, I published an essay called “Objectivism, Masculinity, Femininity, and Homosexuality: Initial Thoughts.”  Recently, I was sent an e-mail, asking some very good questions about the essay and questioning my definitions of masculinity and femininity.  Below, I am going to reprint that letter anonymously,…

  • Driving While Shaving…

    by Jason Stotts In one of the best headlines ever, ABC is reporting that “Woman Crashes Car While Shaving Her Privates.“ According to a startled Florida Highway Patrol trooper, Barnes was shaving her bikini area [vagina] while driving south on the famed Overseas Highway when she crashed into the rear of an SUV March 2.…

  • Sex Addiction?

    by Jason Stotts To me, the concept of “sex addiction” is quite strange.  To understand why, let’s look at it’s fundamental levels.  First, the concept is trying to define an “addiction” to sex.  So, what is an addiction?  This is where the problem gets tricky.  Can you only be addicted to chemical substances (like alcohol,…

  • Sexual Intelligence Awards

    by Jason Stotts On his blog Sexual Intelligence, author and therepist Dr. Marty Klein, hosts a yearly round up of those people who “challenge the sexual fear, unrealistic expectations, and government hypocrisy that undermine love, sex, and relationships—and political freedom—today.”  This is called the Sexual Intelligence awards and this year Dr. Klein honors some very…

  • The Office

    by Jason Stotts If you like The Office, you’ll be sure to love The Japanese Office.

  • Relationships: A Continuum of Permissiveness

    by Jason Stotts In this essay, I want to explore the concept of permissiveness and exclusivity as they relate to relationships.  I want to explore the idea that relationships exist along a continuum of permissiveness with a completely jealous relationship at one extreme and an open relationship at the other, with exclusive relationships and swinging…

  • TED: Temple Grandin

    by Jason Stotts In one of the most epistemologically interesting videos I’ve ever seen, Temple Grandin talks about what it is like to think as an autistic person.  From the description: Temple Grandin, diagnosed with autism as a child, talks about how her mind works — sharing her ability to “think in pictures,” which helps…

  • McDonlad v. Chicago

    by Jason Stotts In case anyone wants to read history as it happens, the oral arguments of the Supreme Court case McDonald v. Chicago on Second Amendment Rights and Incorporation is now available on the SCOTUS website: here. I read the entire thing and I have to say that I quite enjoyed it.  I actually…