Readings
Texts
- Thomas Nagel, "Sexual Perversion" (pdf)
- Graham Priest, "Sexual Perversion" (pdf)
- Alan Soble: Philosophy of Sexuality (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
- A Map of Human Sexuality
Quiz Questions
- Give three examples of sexual perversions and explain why, on Nagel's account, they qualify as sexual perversions.
- What is Nagel's theory of sexual desire, and how does this theory contrast with Blackburn's?
- What are Priest's criticisms of Nagel's account of sexual perversion?