Pornography, Sex, and Feminism

Soble (philosophy, U. of New Orleans) lights into feminists who argue that pornography objectifies and degrades women, a stance he regards as "meddling interference with the motives and choices and lives of people" and equates with totalitarianism and fascism. He sees critics of pornography as displaying a lack of empathy in failing to acknowledge the different perspectives of viewers of pornography, and he suggests that their arguments are based not on objective empirical research, but on political motives. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Alan Soble (New Orleans, LA) is University Research Professor and Professor of Philosophy at the University of New Orleans and the author of many books including Sexual Investigations and The Philosophy of Sex and Love: An Introduction.