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The definition of pornography and avoiding normative silliness: a commentary adjunct to Rea's definition

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Abstract

Many definitions of pornography implicitly involve begging the question concerning its moral value. One exception to this is Rea’s 2001 definition. The present paper identifies some counter-intuitive consequences of this definition of pornography and seeks to amend it. The aim of the paper is to separate a definitional understanding of pornography from a normative understanding of pornography in order to lay the foundations for future, coherent moral thinking on the subject.

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Author(s): Rose DE

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Philosophy Study

Year: 2012

Volume: 2

Issue: 8

Pages: 547-559

Print publication date: 01/08/2012

Date deposited: 23/04/2012

ISSN (print): 2159-5313

ISSN (electronic): 2159-5321

Publisher: David Publishing Co., Inc.

URL: http://www.davidpublishing.org/journals_info.asp?jId=741

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