Porn - Philosophy for Everyone
How to Think With Kink
Philosophy for Everyone
1. Edition September 2010
280 Pages, Softcover
General Reading
Short Description
This anthology takes the ever-controversial discussion of pornography out of solely academic circles; it expands the questions about porn that academics might tackle and opens the conversation to those who know it best--the creators and users of porn. Together, they address issues such as: Is a porn actor's life 'worse-off' by virtue of his or her profession? Why are men more willing to accept the authenticity of 'porn-gasms'? What is the voyeuristic appeal of watching celebrity sex tapes? And, what is wrong with pornography? Entertaining and scholarly, Porn - Philosophy for Everyone offers a titillating, tantalizing glimpse into the world of porn.
This anthology takes the ever-controversial discussion of pornography out of solely academic circles; it expands the questions about porn that academics might tackle and opens the conversation to those who know it best--the creators and users of porn.
* Features essays on non-traditional issues in porn, including celebrity sex tapes, virtual sex, S&M, homosexual porn, and technology's impact on the porn industry
* Features fascinating insights from psychologists, a lawyer, and an English professor, as well as industry insiders such as Dylan Ryder
* A fun, entertaining, and philosophically provocative approach to pornography, written for the general reader
Gram Ponante
Dirty Mindedness: An Introduction to Porn - Philosophy for Everyone
Dave Monroe
Part I: Lights, Camera, Action!: Sundry Sexy Thoughts
Part II: The Pornographic Mind: Psychology and Porn
Part III: Between the Sheets: Porn Ethics and Personal Relationships
Part IV: Talking Dirty: Legal Issues and Free Speech
Part V: The Art of Dirty: Porn and Aesthetic Value
Part VI: Porn and Technology
Part VII: Kink: Alternative Porn and BDSM
Appendix A: Notes on Contributors
Dave Monroe is an instructor at the Applied Ethics Institute of St. Petersburg College, Florida, and adjunct instructor of philosophy at the University of Tampa. He is the co-editor of Food & Philosophy, with Fritz Allhoff (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007).
Series Editor:
Fritz Allhoff is an Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at Western Michigan University, as well as a Senior Research Fellow at the Australian National University's Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics. In addition to editing the Philosophy for Everyone series, Allhoff is the volume editor or co-editor for several titles, including Wine & Philosophy (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007), Whiskey & Philosophy (with Marcus P. Adams, Wiley, 2009), and Food & Philosophy (with Dave Monroe, Wiley-Blackwell, 2007).
