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Good is Not Comparative
by Jason Stotts As a philosopher and psychotherapist, I have a unique access to people’s psyches and often spot philosophic problems creating psychological problems. One poignant example of this is the goal that many people have to be “a good person.” On its face, no one would think to argue with this goal. Yet, if…
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Interview with The Rational Egoist Podcast
by Jason Stotts I was recently interviewed about my book Eros & Ethos: A New Theory of Sexual Ethics by Michael Liebowitz on The Rational Egoist podcast. We talked about sexual ethics, attachment. relationships, the value of social connections, and many other topics. You can check it out below.
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Interview about Sexual Ethics on the Philosophy for Flourishing Podcast
by Jason Stotts I was recently invited back on the “Philosophy for Flourishing” podcast to talk about my view of sexual ethics and why I think my more nuanced view (including re-particularizing sexual ethics via a robust account of constitutions) is critical for flourishing. The conversation ranged across the whole of my book Eros and…
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Eros & Ethos Spanish Translation Available Now
by Jason Stotts I’m very pleased to announce that the Spanish edition of Eros & Ethos, Eros y Ethos: Una nueva teoría de la ética sexual, is now available for sale (https://amzn.to/38mprcd). I want to thank Gilberto Méndez Valdez for his translation and editorial work as well as Jhonatan Mejía-Hurtado for his careful editing of…
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Interview on the Philosophy for Flourishing Podcast
by Jason Stotts I was recently invited on the “Philosophy for Flourishing” podcast to talk about my view of the sentiments (including emotions) and how understanding these can contribute to our flourishing. This was largely about Chapter 2 of my book Eros and Ethos: A New Theory of Sexual Ethics, where I elaborate my theory…
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Interview with Ari Armstrong
by Jason Stotts Ari Armstrong recently invited me onto his “Self in Society” podcast to talk about my book Eros and Ethos. It was a wide-ranging conversation that hit a lot of different areas. I had a really good time doing it and I hope that you’ll have a good time watching it. Ari has more…
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Aporia: Sex Work
by Jason Stotts Aporia (ἀπορɛία): an impasse, puzzlement, doubt, or confusion; a difficulty encountered in establishing the theoretical truth of a proposition, created by the presence of evidence both for and against it. I’m working on revising chapters from Volume 2 to get it ready for publication and one helpful criticism I got on an early version of my chapter on…
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Aporia: Erotic Character and Sexual Virtues
by Jason Stotts Aporia (ἀπορɛία): an impasse, puzzlement, doubt, or confusion; a difficulty encountered in establishing the theoretical truth of a proposition, created by the presence of evidence both for and against it. When thinking about the details of what it would mean to live a good sexual life, a thought occurred to me: shouldn’t there be something like an “erotic…
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