The Fictional Character of Pornography

• Main Authors: Liao, Shen-yi, Protasi, Sara
• Other Authors: Maes, Hans
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Humanities::Philosophy
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/79275; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/38719
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

We refine a line of feminist criticism of pornography that focuses on pornographic works' pernicious effects. We first analyze imagination’s role in sexual desire. It is in virtue of this role that pornographic works can be thought of as fictions—representations that prompt imaginings. On this...