Scott Anderson's "Prostitution
and Sexual Autonomy" (in *Ethics*), though it ultimately defends an
abolitionist position, gives what I think is a clear, fair, and charitable
account of the other side (which he calls the "normalization"
view). I haven't used it in teaching, but my guess is that students
could handle it with significant guidance.
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Rebecca Whisnant
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Director of Women's and Gender Studies
University of Dayton
For about a sophmore/junior Ethics class I am doing a unit on prostitution.
I have the exchange between Carole Pateman and Lars Ericcson(sp?) and other
excellent, theoretically solid abolitionist articles, so I would like to
find something a bit more sophisticated than Ericcson's libertarian defense,
and from a "feminist" perspective that argues against regulation,
and/or for prostitution. I'm familiar with some of the material, but none
of it seems philosophical or well argued.
any suggestions? I want to introduce somewhat of a debate in the unit.
Remember it's a sophmore level class- so nothing too dense.