Category: Philosophy
May 4, 2012
Challenging Challenges (part 2)
Take a deep breath, and let’s make the dive into debating territory. What other arguments are there that I hear so often levelled against polyamory… It will all end in tears Relationships end, or people die. That’s what happens in life, regardless ...
March 1, 2012
Gambling with Assumptions
I'm a bit of a gambler, I've discovered. Actually, we all are. We all engage in a rather risky, yet potentially very rewarding gamble several times a day. We can either thoroughly enjoy ourselves playing this game of chance, or ...
February 4, 2012
The Unicorn, or Fantasy and Reality
Ah, that favourite of poly fantasies: the unicorn. We've all heard of them, that mythical creature who will somehow magically develop both romantic and sexual attraction for both members of an extant couple. There are a few required tropes that ...
February 4, 2012
Polyosophy – Ancient Greek conceptions of love
So while I plough on through Rousseau's Social Contract (harder going than I remember... More evidence I need to kick my brain back into action) here are some quick thoughts on love. In modern English, we have (roughly) one word for ...
January 17, 2012
So, am I poly?
Why entering a polyamorous relationship is like coming to terms with your sexuality, and why it's not. I am a liberal arts student, which means that I essentially earn my (currently metaphorical) bread and butter by finding a way to make ...
January 9, 2012
Polyosophy – Mill: On Liberty
Originally posted on closeenoughtoread.wordpress.com So, this is the first in a series of posts looking at philosophical perspectives on ethical non-monogamy. A note on terms: to avoid spelling it out every time, I’ll refer to ‘non-monogamy’ to included all the varying ...
January 7, 2012
Why (my) Polyamory is Feminist
When people who have no experience of polyamory find out I am in a non-monogamous relationship their first reaction is often pity. After my colleagues at a new job found out I had two boyfriends one of their first reactions ...
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