You need a follow up for 'yes' answerers: how many think genuine consent is likely?
A has institutional power over B. B finds power, & idea of sex with boss, a turn on. Can sex between A & B be moral?
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Do you mean for my very particular scenario - i.e., where the employee is turned on by power & the thought of sex with boss?
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Yes. Did you mean she had a pre-existing disposition to be turned on by power and the thought of sex with this boss?
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Well, I didn't say anything about *she*...
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Right-that's probably implicit bias at work, though I didn't say boss was male
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Bet you thought it, though! :)
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I think you mean "ethical," no?
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No idea! :) (Not being snarky either - I've never been able to get to grips with the distinction - if there is one!)
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Ah - I think you mean ethical then; e.g. an institution may have an ethics board/officer, but not an morality board/officer.
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But then we do talk of morality police - e.g., in Saudi. Plus, I think it's legit to ask whether an act is moral?
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@PhilosophyExp Morals: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Ethics: Don't do unto others as it may be an abuse of power.
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So why isn't that just option B? Presumably it's the power relation that ruins the consent?
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Issue is surely conflict of interest as well as consent. The latter is no defence to the former
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The latter means that any concern about conflict of interest has to be balanced against the importance of negative rights.
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I would think it can be, but it also creates a situation that can very quickly turn unethical.
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So in order to avoid violating people's negative rights, it would be necessary to judge on a case by case basis?
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yes, I suppose so. Either party could conceivably exploit such a relationship, but no harm no foul, I think.
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(Not being snarky - asking genuinely.)
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