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Having sex together

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Good sex makes much of contemporary joint action theory look bad. Having sex is typically a joint intentional activity – having sex together –, but established theories of acting together seem rather ill equipped for application to the case. Having sex together – and doing it well – it is neither acting on a big plan nor a structure of obligations constituted by a joint commitment. This paper argues that an adequate theory of joint intentional action should be applicable to having sex together, and that a plural action view of acting together seems a more promising candidate than its main competitors in the field.

Source: Cogent Arts and Humanities

DOI: 10.1080/23311983.2025.2563096

Author: Hans Bernhard Schmid

Institution: University of Vienna

Language: English

Topic: Philosophical Ethics and Theory

Subfield: Philosophy

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,165

Funder: Austrian Science Fund