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Sex after the Revolution: Do We Need More Than Consent?: Does Nature Convey a Moral Message?

The sexual revolution swept away traditional sexual ethics for a more permissive one based solely on consent. But three recent books question whether a consent-based ethic is good for us, especially for women. In this final seminar of our series, we’ll examine British journalist and activist Louise Perry’s recent book The Case against the Sexual Revolution. Perry argues that the biological differences between men and women are real, especially when it comes to sexual desires, and that a consent-based ethic fails to take account of these differences in ways that deeply harm women. Do biological realities impose moral obligations on us or point us toward what is good? What is sex, and what is it for?