Concepts of Pornography: Aesthetics, Feminism, and Methodology

In Jerrold Levinson & Hans Maes (eds.), Art and Pornography: Philosophical Essays. New York, USA: Oxford University Press. pp. 254-276 (2012)
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Abstract

I discuss a recent notable attempt to sharply distinguish pornography from erotic art, and argue that the attempt fails. I then turn to methodological questions about how we ought to go about defining ‘pornography’, questions which lead quickly to others about why we want such a definition. I believe that philosophers of art can make important contributions to this definitional project, but only if their contributions are informed by recent work in feminism, philosophical analysis, and art history.

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