Philosophy of Pornography - Contemporary Perspectives

Informationen zum Autor Lindsay Coleman is independent scholar. Jacob M. Held is professor of philosophy and assistant provost for Academic Assessment and General Education at the University of Central Arkansas. Klappentext Even as it skirts mainstream contemporary culture, pornography remains a social taboo; there still exist strong biases both in favor and against it. With chapters addressing imagination, gender, power relationships, truth claims, aesthetics, and both pro and anti-porn slants, this book presents a balanced view of pornography in modern society. Zusammenfassung Even as it skirts mainstream contemporary culture! pornography remains a social taboo; there still exist strong biases both in favor and against it. With chapters addressing imagination! gender! power relationships! truth claims! aesthetics! and both pro and anti-porn slants! this book presents a balanced view of pornography in modern society. Inhaltsverzeichnis Pornification, Sexualization, and Society Chapter 1: Diagnoses of Transformation: "Pornification," Digital Media, and the Diversification of the Pornographic Susanna Paasonen Chapter 2: Pornography Makes the Man: The Impact of Pornography as a Component of Gender and Sexual Socialization Matthew B. Ezzell Chapter 3: Truth Claims about Porn: When Dogma and Data Collide Shira Tarrant Chapter 4: Pornographic and Pornified: Feminist and Ecological Understandings of Sexually Explicit Media Robert Jensen The Politics of Pornography Chapter 5: The Problem with the Problem of Pornography: Subordination, Sexualization, and Speech Jacob M. Held Chapter 6: "The Price We Pay"? Pornography and Harm Susan J. Brison Chapter 7: Heidegger, Feminism, and Pornography Natalie Nenadic Pornography and Speech Chapter 8: Pornography and 'Speech' Jennifer Hornsby Chapter 9: Pornography and the Philosophy of Language Louise Antony The Value of Pornogr ...

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• Authors: Lindsay Coleman, Lindsay Held Coleman
• Assisted by: Lindsay Coleman (Editor), Coleman Lindsay (Editor), Jacob M. Held (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2016
• EAN: 9781442275614
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-7561-4
• No. of pages: 302
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Sex and sexuality, social aspects, Media, Information & Communication Industries, Ethical issues and debates, Ethical Issues: Pornography & Obscenity, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Sexuality, Gender;Gender Studies;Popular Culture