Prostitution and Pornography: Philosophical Debate About the Sex Industry - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0804749388 ISBN 13: 9780804749381

Publisher: Stanford University Press, 2006

Synopsis

Prostitution and Pornography examines debates about the sex industry and the adequacy of the liberal response to critiques of the sex industry. The anthology focuses particularly on the very different ways prostitution and pornography are treated. Unlike other books that deal with the sex industry, this volume brings together academics and industry veterans and survivors to discuss the ways prostitution, pornography, and other forms of commercial sex are treated, and to ask questions about the role that ideas about the self, personal identity, and freedom play in our attitudes about the sex industry.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

“Jessica Spector has compiled the most challenging and thorough volume yet on philosophic themes surrounding the vexed questions of pornography and prostitution. Focusing on the very different ways in which we regard—and discipline—prostitution and pornography, the book raises fundamental questions about important ethical questions as well as questions of freedom, social responsibility, and self-identity. This will be a seminal work in the field.”—Drew A. Hyland, Trinity College

About the Author:

Jessica Spector earned her doctorate in philosophy at the University of Chicago and works on modern philosophy and ethics. She is the founder of The Academy, which trains professionals in the principles of clear writing and effective argument. She has published on Locke and Hume and has lectured extensively on various aspects of the sex industry.

About this edition

• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0804749388
• ISBN 13: 9780804749381
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 448
• Editor: Spector Jessica