•  356
    Asexuality
    In Lori Watson, Clare Chambers & Brian D. Earp (eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Sex and Sexuality, Routledge. pp. 131-146. 2022.
    In this essay, we aim to provide an overview of the political and philosophical issues pertaining to asexuality. The first section, “What Is Asexuality?,” offers an account of asexuality. The second section, “Asexuality as a Unique Sexual Orientation,” argues that asexuality should be understood as a unique sexual orientation. The third section, “Asexuality and Oppression,” discusses the various forms of oppression facing asexual persons today. The fourth section, “The Goods of Asexuality,” articu…Read more
  •  112
    How, if at all, are we to distinguish between the works that we call ‘art’ and those that we call ‘pornography’? This question gets a grip because from classical Greek vases and the frescoes of Pompeii to Renaissance mythological painting and sculpture to Modernist prints, the European artistic tradition is chock-full of art that looks a lot like pornography. In this paper I propose a way of thinking about the distinction that is grounded in art historical considerations regarding the function o…Read more
  •  1
    A Reply to Critics
    Symposia on Gender, Race, and Philosophy 4 (2): 1--11. 2008.
  •  1461
    Artifacts and Their Functions
    In Sarah Anne Carter & Ivan Gaskell (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of History and Material Culture, Oxford University Press. 2020.
    How do artifacts get their functions? It is typically thought that an artifact’s function depends on its maker’s intentions. This chapter argues that this common understanding is fatally flawed. Nor can artifact function be understood in terms of current uses or capacities. Instead, it proposes that we understand artifact function on the etiological model that Ruth Millikan and others have proposed for the biological realm. This model offers a robustly normative conception of function, but it do…Read more
  •  82
    Reply to Carroll: The Artistic Value of a Particular Kind of Moral Flaw
    Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 71 (4): 376-380. 2013.
  •  373
    Feminist Philosophy of Art
    Philosophy Compass 3 (5): 873-893. 2008.
    This article outlines the issues addressed by feminist philosophy of art, critically surveys major developments in the field, and concludes by considering directions in which the field is moving.
  •  40
    Strange Tools vs. Plain Tools?: Comments on Alva Noë
    Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 94 (1): 222-229. 2017.
  •  105
    Rough Heroes of the New Hollywood
    Revue Internationale de Philosophie 258 (4): 511-524. 2011.
  •  6
    Talk to Her (edited book)
    Routledge. 2008.
    Pedro Almodóvar is one of the most renowned film directors of recent years. Talk to Her is one of the most discussed and controversial of all his films. Dealing principally with the issue of rape, it also offers profound insights into the nature of love and friendship whilst raising important philosophical and moral questions in unsettling and often paradoxical ways. This is the first book to explore and address the philosophical aspects of Almodóvar’s film. Opening with a helpful introduction b…Read more
  •  515
    Titian's Rape of Europa is highly praised for its luminous colors and sensual textures. But the painting has an overlooked dark side, namely that it eroticizes rape. I argue that this is an ethical defect that diminishes the painting aesthetically. This argument-that an artwork can be worse off qua work of art precisely because it is somehow ethically problematic-demonstrates that feminist concerns about art can play a legitimate role in art criticism and aesthetic appreciation
  •  632
    Robust Immoralism
    Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 70 (3): 281-292. 2012.
  •  64
    Do Subaltern Artifacts Belong in Art Museums?
    with Ivan Gaskell, James O. Young, and Conrad Brunk
    In James O. Young & Conrad G. Brunk (eds.), The Ethics of Cultural Appropriation, Wiley‐blackwell. 2009.
    This chapter contains sections titled: 1 2 3 4 5 6.