Category: Relationships
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Letter from a Reader
by Jason Stotts I rarely get comments on my blog. Even more rarely do I get letters from readers. Thus, sometimes I feel like I’m writing Erosophia for myself, like I have no readers. Not that I actually believe it, since I know that I actually have thousands, but that I get burnt out on…
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Getting Started with Male Anal Sexuality
by Jason Stotts Recently, a reader sent me this question and I’m very excited to get it. It’s one of my favorite subjects and one that I think all too few people are willing to talk about. My partner and I really enjoy anal sex, rimming, anal play with toys, etc, as long as it’s…
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Quirkyalone
by Jason Stotts I got an e-mail from a reader the other day about an interesting idea called “quirkyalone.” First, though, I’d like to point out that “Jason Stotts” is not a nom de plume, but is actually my real name. So, anyone writing me can feel free to address me simply as Jason, no other…
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Aporia: Love
by Jason Stotts Aporia (Gr.) – a difficulty encountered in establishing the theoretical truth of a proposition, created by the presence of evidence both for and against it. Here, I am going to just think through some of the problems related to love. I’m not necessarily looking for answers here and you should be forewarned…
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On Polysexuality (5/5)
by Jason Stotts The Optimal Solution? In order to look more in depth into polysexuality, let us take a look at the two kinds of polysexuality and see which form is more likely to maximize our happiness. In order to do so, we will assume that a couple can meet all of the above requirements…
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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. …