Paid Sexual Encounters among Men - A Study in Ethics and Law

This book analyzes the ethics of men buying and selling sex to one another. It gathers in one place key ethical and legal issues that bear on the justification for the criminalization of male prostitution.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Transactional Sexual Relationships 2. The Meaning of Sex for Relationships 3. Benefits, Harms, and Morality 4. Status Equality in Paid Sexual Encounters 5. Consent and Constraints on Consent 6. The Reach of the Public into the Private 7. Morality at the U.S. Supreme Court Conclusions

About the author

Timothy F. Murphy is Professor of Philosophy in the Biomedical Sciences at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago. He has written extensively on ethical issues facing sex and gender minorities in healthcare.

Product details

• Authors: Murphy Timothy F.
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 22.08.2025
• EAN: 9781032946405
• ISBN: 978-1-032-94640-5
• No. of pages: 246
• Weight: 453 g
• Series: Routledge Research in Applied Ethics
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Regional Studies, Philosophy: aesthetics, Gender & the law, Ethics and moral philosophy, Regional / International studies, Social Law, Gender studies: men and boys, Gender Studies: Men, Law and society, gender issues, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law, Social law and Medical law