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Erotica: the stripped-down history

By Jaymin Prouix (Interrobang) Tracing erotic literature through the times, from the outwardly prudish Victorian era to Anne Rice LONDON (CUP) — Sex is often moved ‘underground’ and quietly spoken of. It’s naughty and R-rated and borders on what’s acceptable to share and what’s embarrassingly not. Karene Howie and her partner Geoff Haselhurst, both philosophers, maintain the philosophy website sexuality.spaceandmotion.com. Howie explained that philosophy has largely neglected sex, yet sex is central to human existence and survival of the human species. “Cultural and religious myths label sexuality ‘forbidden’ or ‘sinful’ and equate blame with sexual intercourse. The forbidden fruit is…

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