by Jason Stotts
As I announced when it happened, I will be one of the speakers at this Summer’s Atlanta Objectivist Society Conference (ATLOSCon). I will, of course, be speaking on sexuality and it’s role in a human life. The title of my talk, at least for now, is: “Sexual Ethics and Objectivism.” The current abstract for my talk is:
In this lecture, I am going to elaborate the framework of the Objectivist position on sexual ethics and expand it into a richer theory. I will start with the theory of emotions, continue through sexual attraction, and into relationships and love. At each stage I will show the relevant principles, how they build upon one another into a full account of sexual ethics, and how this can handle questions and problems that Ayn Rand never addressed. I will conclude the lecture by applying the theory to a number of topics, followed by a question and answer period.
The problem is, though, that ATLOSCon is a new conference and in order to keep their prices low, they don’t have a travel budget for the speakers. This isn’t a problem for the speakers who are local or who have, say, money, but for me it’s something of an impediment. Since I have family in the area, I don’t need to worry about lodging, but I do need to get a plane ticket from California to Atlanta, which is going to be $310.
So, I’d like to ask anyone who wants to help me out to donate to my travel fund. If you donate at least $10, I’ll send you a PDF version of my talk after I give it (ATLOSCon is over the Memorial Day weekend). If you donate at least $20, I’ll mail you a signed hard copy after the lecture. Donations can be made through PayPal by sending money to my e-mail address Jason(at)JasonStotts.com or arrangements can be made to send a check if you e-mail me. For obvious reasons, I won’t be posting my address online. If you’re going to be at ATLOSCon, you can let me know and I’ll bring you a paper copy there, as long as you donate at least $10.
I know times are tight, but being a blogger and a writer whose first book hasn’t been published yet isn’t exactly lucrative. So, if you’ve enjoyed the blog over these 5 years I’ve been blogging and you haven’t donated yet, please think about doing so to help me get to this conference.
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UPDATE:
$260 Remaining until the trip is funded.
A really big thanks to my donors:
T.O. – $50