The Pygmalion Syndrome - Sex, Dolls, Solipsism and Statues

Stephen C. Alexander ()

Agalmatophilia, or statue-fetish, is an erotic fantasy practice that can be traced back to Pygmalion, who can serve as a founding narrative for the many contemporary forms of desire for artificial beings. In tonight's philosophical seminar, Stephen Alexander argues that such relationships should be given full legitimacy. Those who privilege reciprocity say of course say no, insisting that love — true love — can exist only between moral subjects and is therefore tied exclusively to personhood or human being.

 Alexander challenges the prejudice surrounding those who love statues, mannequins, or cyborgs. Can you be persuaded? Stephen Alexander has given over thirty papers at Treadwell's during the last seven years. He holds a doctorate in Modern European Philosophy and Literature and is attempting to construct a misanthropic materialism and a perverse object-oriented ontology. These evenings consist of a formal paper followed by seminar discussion.

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