The Ethics and Politics of Pornography [electronic resource] /
Rose, D.author.
Pornography is seen as morally problematic for a variety of reasons: coercion, exploitation, harm and the promulgation of inequality. The book looks at various ethical and political discussions concerning the production, exchange and consumption of pornography to propose a radical new approach centering on the concept of objectification.
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""2.4 Working out a definition                                   """"2.5 The definition                         ""; ""2.6 Postscript: avoiding a confusion                                           ""; ""Interlude 2 Crepax and Manara                                    ""; ""3 Oblique Suggestions, Polarized Pumpkin Eaters and Women Haters: The Morality of Pornography                                                                                                    ""; ""3.1 Necessary and contingent wrongdoing                                              ""
""3.2 Gauguin and his family                                 """"3.3 Moral severity and pluralism                                       ""; ""3.4 Standard moral theories, monism and pluralism                                                        ""; ""3.5 The victims                      ""; ""3.6 Consumption                      ""; ""Interlude 3 The Marquis de Sade                                      ""; ""4 Otherwise, Weâ€?ll Have Words: The Politics of Pornography                                                                 ""; ""4.1 A heady mix                      ""
""4.2 Liberalism: Ronald Dworkinâ€?s free speech defence of pornography                                                                          """"4.3 Metaphysical errors: doing, saying, being                                                    ""; ""4.4 Catherine MacKinnon: pornography as discrimination                                                             ""; ""4.5 Langtonâ€?s spade work                               ""; ""4.6 The silencing-subordination claim and its relation to objectification                                                                                ""
""Interlude 4 Baise-moi                            """"5 Rae Langtonâ€?s Photo: Domination, Subordination, Equality                                                                 ""; ""5.1 Choosing photos                          ""; ""5.2 Agreeing with feminists, but disagreeing with their conclusions                                                                          ""; ""5.3 Objectification                          ""; ""5.4 Projection and social reality                                        ""
""5.5 Hegelâ€?s moral idealism and progress through projection                                                                 ""
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pornography is seen as morally problematic for a variety of reasons: coercion, exploitation, harm and the promulgation of inequality. The book looks at various ethical and political discussions concerning the production, exchange and consumption of pornography to propose a radical new approach centering on the concept of objectification.
Political philosophy.
Social sciences—Philosophy.
Ethics.
Political Philosophy.
Social Philosophy.
Ethics.
Moral Philosophy.