Erosophia

Month: August 2012

  • Early Porn was Intense

    by Jason Stotts io9 has an article up called “One of the earliest adult cartoons was gonzo even by today’s standards (NSFW)” that features  the very first animated porn video ever produced.  I recommend you check it out, but don’t be too surprised if it’s raunchier and funnier than you expected.  Oh, and it’s very…

  • Review: The Ultimate Guide to Kink by Tristan Taormino

    by Jason Stotts I recently got a copy of The Ultimate Guide to Kink: BDSM, Role Play, and the Erotic Edge edited by Tristan Taormino and after having read it cover to cover, I have to say that it’s up to Tristan’s usual standard of excellence. This book is a little different from other Tristan books…

  • The Problem of Naming

    by Jason Stotts The fact that Venus is both the Morning Star and the Evening Star is something of a problem for some philosophers of language.  I think Batman would have that same problem with this particular philosophical puzzle. This is one of my favorite CollegeHumor videos ever.

  • Rape and the Magical Female Body

    by Jason Stotts By now I’m sure you’ve heard about Representative Todd Akin (R-MO).  He’s pretty “famous” for saying: “It seems to me, from what I understand from doctors, [abortion in the case of rape is] really rare,” Akin told Charles Jaco of KTVI. “If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to…

  • Aristotle On Friendship

    by Jason Stotts I have several old philosophy papers that I wrote while I was an undergrad that I still think are interesting and good.  In an effort to keep them from disappearing forever, I’m going to be posting some of them on Erosophia in the next couple of months. This paper I wrote for…

  • Cis and Trans: Untangling Confusions

    by Jason Stotts There is a new movement underfoot now, coming from the transsexual community, to rename non-transsexuals “cis-sexuals”.  The name comes from a play with the Latin prefixes.  The Latin prefix “trans-” means “across” and is used to signify that one’s gender is “across” (different than) one’s biological sex: that while one might be…

  • Birth Control Throughout the Ages

    by Jason Stotts Birth control throughout the ages has been a little…shall we say, dicey?  Sometimes the methods worked and sometimes they didn’t.  And sometimes they are just disgusting.  The Awl has a great piece up right now called Hideous Birth Control Methods  Through the Ages that is both fascinating and disturbing. Worst: • Inserting tar…

  • Question: The Moral Hazard of Bisexuality

    by Jason Stotts I love getting questions from readers, even though  I don’t always feature them on Erosophia.  This question is one that many people probably have, so I thought I’d share it and my response for those of you who won’t ask, but still want to know. Today’s question is on the moral hazard…