Sadomasochism as make-believe
Sadomasochism as make-believe
In “Rethinking Sadomasochism,” Patrick Hopkins challenges the “radical” feminist claim that sadomasochism is incompatible with feminism. He does so by appeal to the notion of “simulation.” I argue that Hopkins's conclusions are generally right, but they cannot be inferred from his “simulation” argument. I replace Hopkins's “simulation” with Kendall Walton's more sophisticated theory of “make‐believe.” I use this theory to better argue that privately conducted sadomasochism is compatible with feminism.
sadomasochism, fiction, make-believe, feminism, ethics, art, aesthetic appreciation, fantasy, sex behavior
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Stear, Nils-Hennes
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14 April 2009
Stear, Nils-Hennes
c3bd30ff-6d15-4cb5-bb7a-1a8d0ce16b9d
Stear, Nils-Hennes
(2009)
Sadomasochism as make-believe.
Hypatia, 24 (2), .
Abstract
In “Rethinking Sadomasochism,” Patrick Hopkins challenges the “radical” feminist claim that sadomasochism is incompatible with feminism. He does so by appeal to the notion of “simulation.” I argue that Hopkins's conclusions are generally right, but they cannot be inferred from his “simulation” argument. I replace Hopkins's “simulation” with Kendall Walton's more sophisticated theory of “make‐believe.” I use this theory to better argue that privately conducted sadomasochism is compatible with feminism.
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Published date: 14 April 2009
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sadomasochism, fiction, make-believe, feminism, ethics, art, aesthetic appreciation, fantasy, sex behavior
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