I would strongly recommend Lauie Shrage's paper "Prostitution and the Case for Decriminalization". /Dissent/ (Spring): 41-45. It's reprinted in Prostitution and Pornography: Philosophical Debate about the Sex Industry By Jessica Spector Published by Stanford University Press, 2006 which is available through google books http://books.google.ca/books?id=yeTCcpFkeb8C&pg=PA240&lpg=PA240&dq=Prostitution+and+the+Case+for+Decriminalization.+Dissent+(Spring):+41-45.&source=bl&ots=hhzI0mtRSQ&sig=hwhIyTBzcinyvJhpW9xOb0MJ1aw&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=5&ct=result#PPA240,M1 <http://books.google.ca/books?id=yeTCcpFkeb8C&pg=PA240&lpg=PA240&dq=Prostitution+and+the+Case+for+Decriminalization.+Dissent+%28Spring%29:+41-45.&source=bl&ots=hhzI0mtRSQ&sig=hwhIyTBzcinyvJhpW9xOb0MJ1aw&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=5&ct=result#PPA240,M1> Also Martha Nussbaum has a chapter defending prostitution in that book. Best, Samantha [log in to unmask] wrote: > At the risk of self-promotion, I'd like to suggest you look at Chapter > 8 in my "Prostitution Policy:Revolutionizing Practice through a > Gendered Perspective". In it, I offer feminist arguments favoring > decriminalization and against Pateman's and so-called 'sex-liberal' > positions. > Good hunting! > Lenore > > Lenore Kuo > Director Feminist Public Policy Project > former Nancy's Chair in Women's Studies > Halifax, NS > > > Jan 26, 2009 12:10:07 PM, [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Hi > > 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. > > thanks in advance, > Kathy Miriam > [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > -- Samantha Brennan Professor & Department Chair Department of Philosophy The University of Western Ontario London, Ontario N6A 3K7 http://publish.uwo.ca/~sbrennan