Pedophilia and adult-child sex : a philosophical analysis / Stephen Kershnar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kershnar, Stephen, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pedophilia.

Child sexual abuse.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (163 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<span><span>This book provides a philosophical analysis of adult-child sex and pedophilia. In particular, it explores whether those who engage in adult-child sex have a disease, act wrongly, or are vicious and how the law should respond to it. </span></span><br /><span><span> </span></span>

Contents:

Title Page; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Pedophilia and Adult-Child Sex; Pedophilia and Mental Disorder; The Wrongness of Adult-Child Sex Involving Willing Participants and Non-Forward-Looking Reasons; How Consent Works; Exploitation; The Wrongness of Adult-Child Sex Involving Willing Participants and Forward-Looking Reasons; Pedophilic Fantasies; Criminalization; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4985-0445-0

OCLC:

910102517