Category: Ethics
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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…
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Contra Peikoff on Swinging
by Jason Stotts Recently, Leonard Peikoff took a question about swinging on his podcast and I think his answer fails to address the reality of swinging and of non-monogamy more generally. In his analysis, Peikoff glosses over important distinctions that are relevant to a moral analysis of swinging and even goes so far as to…
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Women Protest for Equal Rights
by Jason Stotts Finally, a protest by women for equal rights that I can really get behind. L.A. Women Want Right to Go Topless Los Angeles area women seeking the right to go topless will protest this Sunday in the name of torso equality. According to LAist, men may go shirtless in public, but it remains…
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Holidays: Altruism’s Corruption of the Holy
by Jason Stotts Some time ago, I met a young woman by the name the name of Julia. After getting to know her, I was surprised to find that the Fourth of July was her favorite holiday, since I had never heard anyone identify the Fourth as their favorite holiday. It’s not that I’m surprised…
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AAP Recants
by Jason Stotts CNN is reporting that the American Association of Pediatrics (AAP) has finally recanted their what-the-hell-is-your-problem-FGM-is-not-only-unethical-but-also-illegal position on Female Genital Mutilation. The American Academy of Pediatrics has rescinded a controversial policy statement raising the idea that doctors in some communities should be able to substitute demands for female genital cutting with a harmless…