Sex after the Revolution: Do We Need More Than Consent?

The sexual revolution swept away traditional sexual ethics for a more permissive one based solely on consent. But three recent books question whether a consent-based ethic is good for us, especially for women. In this series, we’ll examine three new critiques of the sexual revolution from Christine Emba, Amia Srinivasan, and Louise Perry, as well as arguments about sex and marriage from first-wave feminists such as Mary Wollstonecraft and Sarah Grimké. Does ethical sex require more than consent? What is sex, and what is it for?

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