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A Theory of Consent in Sexual Relations

Snapp, Ian J.
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1255-7087
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1461242611

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2016, Master of Arts (MA), Ohio University, Philosophy (Arts and Sciences).
Despite being one of the most important phenomena in human experience, much of the philosophical work done in consent theory has been lacking, particularly in regards to the ontology of consent. I argue that this is in part due to the fact that many consent theorists fail to highlight the bilateral nature of consent. In this paper I offer a critical analysis of the most well-articulated forms of the Subjectivist theory (as presented by Hurd) of consent ontology and the Performative theory (as presented by Wertheimer) and suggest that we adopt a Hybrid theory of consent ontology (of my own construction) since it is better able to account for the bilateral nature of consent. I then present the two most prevalent consent transaction models (Faden and Beauchamp’s AA model; Miller and Wertheimer’s FT model), analyze them in terms of how well they account for sexual consent transactions, and then offer my own model which better tracks our intuitions regarding sexual consent.
Jack Bender (Advisor)
James Petrik (Committee Member)
Scott Carson (Committee Member)
46 p.
Philosophy
Consent; Sexual Consent; Ontology of Consent; Philosophy of Sex

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  • Snapp, I. J. (2016). A Theory of Consent in Sexual Relations [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1461242611

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Snapp, Ian. A Theory of Consent in Sexual Relations. 2016. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1461242611.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Snapp, Ian. "A Theory of Consent in Sexual Relations." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1461242611

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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