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Philosophy in the Community

Sex Robots: The Good, the Bad, and the Weird

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Philosophy in the Community
a free lecture and discussion series

Sex Robots: The Good, the Bad, and the Weird
by William Buschert, Philosophy & Political Studies

Friday, March 10, 7:00 p.m.
The Refinery (basement of Emanuel Anglican Church)
609 Dufferin Ave at 12th St. | All are welcome

According to David Levy, by 2050 sex robots will be commonplace and socially accepted. This will be a good thing, on Levy’s analysis, in that they will provide sexual and emotional gratification to millions of people who, for whatever reason, are unable to enter into real life intimate relationships. Others are not so optimistic. For instance, Kathleen Richardson and other proponents of the Campaign Against Sex Robots argue that sex robots ought to be outlawed, on the grounds that they will reinforce the objectification of women and children and replicate essentially exploitative client-john relationships. In my view, there may be no easy answers in this domain, but we probably can’t avoid asking 
the questions.


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