Philosophy 1030A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Kathleen Wynne, Zumba
3 Nov 2016
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Cases: former new york governor - caught with a high end escort. Zumba scandal - alexis wright, a zumba instructor was accused of prostitution. Tons and tons of cases of prostitution, from all types of people in the world. Terminology and statistics: prostitution is the exchange of money for sexual services or goods for sexual services. Paradigmatic example: a man pays a women for sexual intercourse, but there are exceptions. Other times, it takes place on the streets where it is often illegal. Legally it can take place in nevada, the netherlands, australia and new zealand, even nevada. 17% of american men have paid for sex at some point in their lives and 3% have done so in the past year. The number are likely high, given the stigma involved. Normative - adjective (ethical descriptions, the norm or the the standard) Descriptive questions are to describe something, and normative is more like asking whether it is ok to stil.
