Category: Sexuality

  • Erotic Comprehension

    by Jason Stotts I just got done talking with my friend Patrick about Merleau-Ponty and a chapter in one of his books (I don’t know which, strangely) called “The Body as a Sexed Being.”  One of Patrick’s specialties is in phenomenology and it’s exceedingly good that it was, because I’m not sure I would have…

  • Porn Addiction?

    by Jason Stotts I’ve argued before that I don’t think porn addiction is a real thing (here and Erosophia Podcast #14 & #15).  I’ve also referenced Dr. Marty Klein’s essay on it.  But, here’s an angle that I haven’t pursued enough yet: why do people think they’re addicted to porn in the first place?  It turns out…

  • Erosophia Podcast #17: Sex Work and Erotic Dancing

    In this episode of the Erosophia Podcast, Jason, Devin, William, and Joia, discuss sex work and erotic dancing. News Botched Circumcision Question I need advice on how to establish a sexually active lifestyle. I am a virgin in my mid-twenties who lives with his parents and can’t have a partner over for complicated reasons I don’t…

  • The Rest of the Bettie Page Photo Shoot

    by Jason Stotts Have you ever seen the full Bettie Page photoshoot?  What about the nudes? NSFW – The ‘Illegal’ Bettie Page Photos We Almost Never Saw (NSFW)

  • Eros and Ethos Update: First Complete Draft Done!

    by Jason Stotts I’m having a really realizing that it’s true, it just doesn’t seem possible, but I’m done with a complete draft of my first book Eros and Ethos: A New Theory and Application of Sexual Ethics.  It’s been a long hard road of writing it here and there, while working full time, as…

  • Extraneous: Eros and Ethos Introduction

    by Jason Stotts This is one of the early introductions I wrote for my book (that’s almost done!) Eros and Ethos that I’ve decided not to use.  I thought it was too good to just go to waste, so here it is for your reading pleasure:

  • Question: Necessity of Sex-Separated Bathrooms?

    by Jason Stotts Someone recently asked me the following question and I’d like to get your comments on it: Would an Objectivist society have separate restrooms for men and women? This is not a political question. Rather, it’s a question about whether a society where their view on sex and the human body is radically…

  • Announcement: Erosophia Podcast Special Guest

    by Jason Stotts I am very pleased and excited to announce that tomorrow The Erosophia Podcast will be interviewing Dr. Darrel Ray on sex and religion!  Last year Dr. Ray released the very good book Sex & God: How Religion Distorts Sexuality, which I recommend for anyone who wants to understand the true, and terrible, effects…