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050		4	_aHQ32 _b.G36513 2023
100	1		_aGarcia, Manon, _d1985- _eauthor.
240	1	0	_aConversation des sexes. _lEnglish.
245	1	4	_aThe joy of consent _b: a philosophy of good sex _c/ Manon Garcia.
264		1	_aCambridge, Massachusetts ; _aLondon, England : _bThe Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, _c2023.
300			_a272 p. ; 22 cm.
500			_aFirst French edition published as La Conversation des sexes: philosophie du consentement by Climats, a department of ©♭ditions Flammarion, 2021.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aA feminist philosopher argues that consent is not only a highly imperfect legal threshold but also an underappreciated complement of good sex. In the age of #MeToo, consent has become the ultimate answer to problems of sexual harassment and violence: as long as all parties agree to sex, the act is legitimate. Critics argue that consent, and the awkwardness of confirming it, rob sex of its sexiness. But that objection is answered with the charge that opposing the consent regime means defending a masculine erotics of silence and mystery, a pillar of patriarchy. In The Joy of Consent, French philosopher Manon Garcia upends the assumptions that underlie this very American debate, reframing consent as an ally of pleasure rather than a legalistic killjoy. In doing so, she rejects conventional wisdom on all sides. As a legal norm, consent can prove rickety: consent alone doesn’t make sex licit—adults engaged in BDSM are morally and legally suspect even when they consent. And nonconsensual sex is not, as many activists insist, always rape. People often agree to sex because it is easier than the alternative, Garcia argues, challenging the simplistic equation between consent and noncoercion. Drawing on sources rarely considered together—from Kantian ethics to kink practices—Garcia offers an alternative framework grounded in commitments to autonomy and dignity. While consent, she argues, should not be a definitive legal test, it is essential to realizing intimate desire, free from patriarchal domination. Cultivating consent makes sex sexy. By appreciating consent as the way toward an ethical sexual flourishing rather than a legal litmus test, Garcia adds a fresh voice to the struggle for freedom, equality, and security from sexist violence.
650		0	_aSexual consent.
650		0	_aSexual ethics.
650		0	_aSexual harassment.
650		0	_aWomen _xViolence against.
650		0	_aSexism.
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