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Literary Bad Sex

Laughing at awards for bad sex scenes in books, ultimately, offers no insights on what makes 'good sex'

Catherine Brown
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Why Sexual Morality Doesn't Exist

To get back to enjoying sex, we need to rid ourselves of moralising definitions of what sex is and should be

Alan H. Goldman
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On Being Naked and Having Sex

Nakedness the concept has vanished – it disappeared behind the American fear of nudity

John E. Portmann
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The Future of Sex Robots

For all our fear and disgust, could sex robots be a kind of utopia?

Kate Devlin
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The Good Life in the 21st Century: Living Single

Studies show single people are more independent, focus on growth and develop rich relationships

Bella DePaulo
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The Science of Good Sex: An Interview with Zhana Vrangalova

The psychologist explains the orgasm gap and how it can be overcome

Paula Erizanu

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The Failure of Patriarchy

Outlining a vision for a just, equitable and socialist society, and how to achieve it.

Finn Mackay
Forbidden Futures

The Future of Sex Robots

For all our fear and disgust, could sex robots be a kind of utopia?

Kate Devlin
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The Sex Lives of Philosophers

Philosophers never talk about their sex lives. Maybe it's about time they did!

Martin McQuillan
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Psychiatry's Death Grip

Steve Fuller argues controversially that the customer is always right when it comes to psychiatry.

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Is Feminism Failing Sex Workers?

Why moral objections to sex work are hypocritical.

Niki Adams
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Prostitution and the Right to Choose

If physical appearance always plays a part in success, then is commodification of the body inevitable?

Theodore Dalrymple

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The Phenomenology of Desire and Orgasm

How eroticism defies chemistry, identity and time

Sara Heinämaa
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Why Does the World Cup Give Rise to Domestic Violence?

Reminding football fans what they admire on the pitch can curb toxic masculinity off it

Paul Davis
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What Polyamory Teaches Us About Jealousy

Jealousy is probable and survivable, and we can learn how to manage it ourselves.

Janet W. Hardy
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Kierkegaard's Existential Lover

Does death hold the key to true love?

Sharon Krishek
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Sex with Sartre

What does it mean to be a sexual being according to one of the great icons of existentialism?

Jean-Pierre Boulé
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When Virtue Destroys You

Rousseau on how our emotions are essential for leading a meaningful life.

Alessandro Ferrara
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Forget about catharsis, rapture or frissons – we are all shippers now

Does the phenomenon of shipping reveal a deep loneliness at the heart of modern life?

Bence Nanay
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Simone de Beauvoir's #MeToo

Exposing harassment is not an objection to men or sex, but to who controls the moral spotlight.

Kate Kirkpatrick
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Issue 61: Return of the Ritual

Are rituals fundamental to being human?

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Is Feminism Failing Sex Workers?

Why moral objections to sex work are hypocritical.

Niki Adams
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The Sex Lives of Philosophers

Philosophers never talk about their sex lives. Maybe it's about time they did!

Martin McQuillan
A Woman's World

A Woman's World

The world is currently run by men. What would a female utopia look like?

Margaret Heffernan
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