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Monogamy and Adultery

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  • Spring 2026
  • The Philosophy of Love and Sex
  • Monogamy and Adultery

Readings

Texts

  • Luke Brunning, "The Distinctiveness of Polyamory" (pdf, from last time)
  • Michael D. Bayles, "Marriage, Love, and Procreation"
  • Richard Wasserstrom, "Is Adultery Immoral?"
  • Mark Martin, "Adultery and Fidelity"

Videos

Reading Quiz Questions

  • What are Bayles' arguments in favor of monogamy?
  • In what does the harm of adultery-as-promise-breaking consist, according to Wasserstrom?
  • How does Wasserstrom respond to the argument that adultery is wrong because it always involves deception?
  • How does Martin respond to Wasserstrom's arguments?

Synopsis