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This 5 page paper argues that prostitution is inherently degrading to women. This paper provides a number of reasons in support of this position as well as referring to the philosophy of Kant as means of further explanation. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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objectified based on their sexuality alone as opposed to total individuals whose sexuality is but one component. Supporters of prostitution contend that
prostitution does not degrade women, rather it is the individual actions of all human beings that either are, or are not, degrading because of their ability to be in synch
with social norms 1. In other words, because our society deems prostitution to not be a positive experience, the actions of prostitutes are therefore categorized as amoral and degrading
2. However, it will become apparent that while this may be the case to some extent, the degradation of prostitution is based upon inherent characteristics of prostitution rather than
societal moral norms. The degradation of women who are prostitutes is part of a larger ethical view of human behavior that
"finds some actions generative and others degenerative" 3. Therefore, it is essential to subscribe to the most very basic notions of right versus wrong in order to arrive at
the assumption that prostitution is indeed degrading for women 4. For those who subscribe to no overriding social or ethical structures, the notion of prostitution will likely never be
degrading 5. Throughout history we have evidence of right versus wrong; of morality versus immorality 6. In this way, it
becomes apparent that there are indeed fundamental principles that guide (or should guide) human behavior and the human experience 7. There is even evidence in the Bible of the
degradation that is associated with prostitution, and while Christ himself accepted the prostitute, he also encouraged her to reform her ways 8.
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