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PHIL 2005 - LOVE AND SEX: PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES

ESSAY ASSIGNMENT

Due Date : November 15, 2020

Instructions: Please answer 1 of the following 4 questions:

1. Our society is overwhelmingly monogamous. Ryan and Jetha’s ‘Sex at Dawn’ gives us some reason to think that for most of our evolutionary history, we were not monogamous. Also, Zuk’s ‘Paleofantasy’ argues that we have evolved in a variety of mating systems. Do you think that alternatives to monogamy should be more encouraged by society (e.g., media, education, pop culture)?

I HAVE SELECTED #1.

2. Sexual/romantic objectification is usually immoral. However, both Blackburn’s chapter from ‘Lust’ and Nussbaum’s article on objectification argue that objectification isn’t always immoral. Do you agree with their arguments?

3. The internet has made pornography more widely accessible than ever before. What are the consequences of this availability? For ordinary adults? For youth? For seniors? In your essay, you should critically engage with Dines ‘Grooming for Gonzo’ and Smith/Attwood ‘Emotional Truths and Thrilling Slide Shows’.

4. Propose your own topic. Be sure to contact me for the go-ahead. There are numerous issues surrounding love and sex and if you have a particular interest, by all means suggest something to me.

This is not a research paper. Cite quotations from course readings in text like this:

(Name of philosopher/author, title, page number in textbook). You may use the

course notes, but you must cite them (quotation marks, and in text citations). To cite

lecture notes like this: (Landry, Name of Lecture, page number).

Requirements:

• Length: 1200-1300 words.

• Write in your own words.

• Use paragraphs, complete sentences: no point form.

• Do NOT include a cover page. Do NOT use headers and footers.

• Typed, double-spaced, include the word count at the top of the first page.

Submit an electronic copy through the Blackboard dropbox. To submit electronically, click the “Written Assignment” link at the top of these instructions to access the dropbox. Electronic submissions are put through plagiarism detection software.