I Lust, Therefore I Am: The Ethics of Desire
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A philosophy of sexual discipline, loyalty, and the self.
Author’s Note: This piece is among the work I am most proud of. It is more academic and philosophically dense than what I typically publish, as I generally aim to write in a manner accessible to any reader. However, the nature of this subject required a level of precision I was unwilling to sacrifice for ease of consumption. As a result, the language may feel more demanding than what you are accustomed to from me. I offer this not as a disclaimer, but as an invitation. If the density of prose overwhelms you, I encourage you to meet it with curiosity rather than allow the rigor to discourage…
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