Sexual Consent

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Author: David Archard

ISBN-10: 0813330823

ISBN-13: 9780813330822

Category: General & Miscellaneous Law

A popular belief is that whatever takes place in private between consenting adults should be allowed. This is the first book to offer a systematic philosophical examination of what might be meant by consent and what role it should play in the context of sexual activity.Investigating the adequacy of standard accounts of consent, the book criticizes an influential feminist critique of consensuality. David Archard then applies this new theoretical understanding of sexual consent to controversial...

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A popular belief is that whatever takes place in private between consenting adults should be allowed. This is the first book to offer a systematic philosophical examination of what might be meant by c Booknews It is commonly believed that whatever takes place in private between consenting adults should be allowed. In this volume, Archard (moral philosophy, U. of St. Andrews) offers a systematic philosophical examination of what might be meant by consent and what role it should play in the context of sexual activity. Paper edition (3082-3), $20.00. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Preface and Acknowledgements1Questions of Consent12Sexual Consent193Sexual Consensuality394Real Consent545Consensuality and Permissibility686Gendered Consent847The Limits of Consensuality I: Incest, Prostitution, and Sado-masochism988The Limits of Consensuality II: The Age of Sexual Consent1169The Limits of Consensuality III: Rape13010Conclusion148Notes153Bibliography173About the Book and Author183Index185

\ BooknewsIt is commonly believed that whatever takes place in private between consenting adults should be allowed. In this volume, Archard moral philosophy, U. of St. Andrews offers a systematic philosophical examination of what might be meant by consent and what role it should play in the context of sexual activity. Paper edition 3082-3, $20.00. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.\ \