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Mercenary sex, his and hers

Posted by luno in prostitution, philosophy and sex, pornography, female criminality, sex differences, male criminality (Friday December 30, 2005 at 2:56 pm)
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Notes on:
Lars O. Ericsson, “Charges against Prostitution: An Attempt at a Philosophical Assessment”
[See also Pateman on prostitution.]
Is “mercenary sex” undesirable? Should it be eliminated? Ericsson defends it against many classic charges. Most interesting to me is the source of our discomfort with it.
… I shall argue, [337] the major culprit is the hostile and […]