Loose women, lecherous men : a feminist philosophy of sex / Linda LeMoncheck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

LeMoncheck, Linda.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex--Philosophy.

Sexual ethics.

Feminist theory.

Physical Description:

vii, 310 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.

Summary:

Linda LeMoncheck introduces a new way of thinking and talking about women's sexual pleasures, preferences, and desires. Using the tools of contemporary analytic philosophy, she discusses methods for mediating the tensions among apparently irreconcilable feminist perspectives on women's sexuality and shows how a feminist epistemology and ethic can advance the dialogue in women's sexuality across a broad political spectrum. She argues that in order to capture the diversity and complexity of women's sexual experience, women's sexuality must be examined from two equally compelling perspectives: that of women's sexual oppression under conditions of individual and institutional male dominance; and that of women's sexual liberation, both in terms of each woman's pursuit of sexual agency and self-definition, and in terms of women's sexual liberation as a class.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Introduction

1 What Is a Feminist Philosophy of Sex?

2 In Hot Pursuit of Sexual Liberation: Should a Woman Be Promiscuous?

3 Challenging the Normal and the Perverse: Feminist Speculations on Sexual Preference

4 I Only Do It for the Money: Pornography, Prostitution, and the Business of Sex

5 Appropriating Women's Bodies: The Form and Function of Men's Sexual Intimidation of Women

Conclusion

Notes

Select Bibliography

Index

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Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-290) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0195355628

9780195355628

OCLC:

44961370