Do you know of a Fundamental Moral Principle of Female Sexuality?<\/p>\n
In my book Confronting Sexual Nihilism <\/a>, I argue for a basic feature of traditional sexual morality. I call it the Paternal Principle. An elaborate statement of this principle is quoted below<\/p>\n A male may intentionally attain a sexual climax only in sexual intercourse with a consenting woman to whom he is bound by a life-long monogamous socially recognized union for procreation, In addition he should:(1) intend to cooperate with his spouse to protect and promote the lifelong natural development of any conception resulting from this intercourse and (2) strive to appreciate with his spouse the natural value of their sexual satisfactions and cooperate with her to enhance those satisfactions.<\/p>\n But this principle is only for men<\/p>\n The principle is intellectually accessible to women. Women, though, cannot think of it as founding their sexual morality. Of course, most aspects of humanity are common to men and women. So mutual collaboration is possible and needed for a full human sexuality. The paternal principle focuses almost exclusively on the distinctive feature of male sexuality: sperm dispersal. My thinking with male sexuality shows me that proper control of sperm dispersal can be the foundation of male sexual morality. I do not know how to think with female sexuality to locate a foundation for female sexual morality on such a single event.<\/p>\n We need input from women on a moral principle for female sexuality.<\/p>\n Readers of this post may be interested in my book on sexual morality.<\/p>\n Readers who email an attempt to state a fundamental principle of sexual morality for women<\/b> to kielkopf.1@osu.edu<\/a> will be mailed a free copy of my book.<\/p>\n My book Confronting Sexual Nihilism: Traditional Sexual Morality as an Antidote to Nihilism <\/strong> was released by Tate Publishing on March 11, 2014. See Book Web Page<\/a> for information about the book. The publisher’s listed price is $26.99. Printed copies can be purchased here by credit card for $3.99, plus $3.71 for shipping and handling. <\/p>\n