Pornography, Pragmatism, and Proscription
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11449669 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Clare Mcglynn (0000-0002-6186-0333, Durham University, corresponding author), Ian Ward (0000-0002-0566-1479), I M Ward (0000-0001-8398-4911, University of Newcastle Australia) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 327-351 |
| Publication date | 2009-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Law and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0263-323X • E-ISSN: 1467-6478 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-6478.2009.00470.x |
| OpenAlex | W2015484725 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 1 |
The Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 criminalizes the possession of extreme pornography, namely, images of bestiality, necrophilia, and life‐threatening or serious violence, and is the immediate context for this article which seeks to present a pragmatic liberal humanist critique of pornography regulation. Such a critique, derived in particular from the writings of Nussbaum and Rorty, presents an alternative case for regulation, eschewing the visceral competing fundamentalisms which characterized the ‘porn wars’ of the 1980s and 1990s. Whilst moral and epistemological philosophers squabble with radical feminists and radical libertarians, extreme pornography can nurture real injustice and ruin real lives. A pragmatic liberal humanism demands a pragmatic response to extreme pornography. The first part of this article will revisit the longer history of the ‘porn wars’; the second describes the parameters of a pragmatic liberal humanist critique; the third examines the shorter history of pornography regulation written into the provisions now enacted in the 2008 Act
Context (archaeology · Criminology · Epistemology · Humanism · Injustice · Political science · Politics · Pornography · Pragmatism · Proscription · Sociology · Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies · History · Law · Law in Society and Culture · Philosophy · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
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Beyond Barnard
| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,63 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2021 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |