The age of sexual consent should be 14 (albeit law should be sensitive to issues of exploitation). #TweetYourUnpopularOpinion
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@PhilosophyExp@dicophilo I'm inclined to believe the people in the business over radical feminists. Matter of consent?
@tibfulv @dicophilo I think Rae Langton's rights-based argument against porn is the strongest available, but I don't think it's decisive.
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@PhilosophyExp@tibfulv References ? I'd be happy to read it / about it. -
@dicophilo@tibfulv This is the classic statement. (Langton is undoubtedly a superb philosopher): http://bit.ly/1A1BG2M -
@PhilosophyExp@dicophilo Dear goodness, is she using the extreme nutcase _MacKinnon as a verified truth teller? The woman's a known liar. -
@tibfulv@dicophilo No, it's a different argument. You should read it. It's very smart (even if one thinks it ultimately fails - as I do). -
@PhilosophyExp@dicophilo Oh good. I'll have to take some time to read it. At this point in time, reading's sadly a major chore. -
@tibfulv Sorry to hear that. If you're not familar with Austin's speech act stuff, it might not be worth the investment of time (partly... -
@PhilosophyExp The only speech act stuff I've read is Searle's Ought/is, which was presumably _use_ of Austin?
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@PhilosophyExp@dicophilo If there are counterexamples to it, we arguably have a contradiction, so afaict it must be false. -
@PhilosophyExp@dicophilo Instd, I would argue that women have a right to nt do porn if they don't want to, and a right to do if they do.
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