TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - The problem with sexual promises
JO  - Ethics
A1  - Liberto, Hallie
SP  - 383
EP  - 414
VL  - 127
IS  - 2
N2  - I first distinguish promises with positive sexual content (e.g., promises to perform sexual acts) and promises with negative sexual content (e.g., promises to refrain from sexual acts--as one does when making monogamy promises). I argue that sexual content--even positive sexual content--does not cause a promise to misfire. However, the content of some successful promises is such that a promisee ought not to accept the promise, and, if she does accept, she ought then to release her promisor from the promise. I argue that both positive and negative sexual promises have content of this kind.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0014-1704
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/688742
ID  - ref1
ER  -