Rethinking Sex

Rethinking Sex

Penguin Publishing Group
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The story

Christine Emba steps into one of the era's most charged conversations, asking whether "consent" alone is really enough to make sex good — or merely not-bad. Drawing on interviews, philosophy, and her own reporting, she argues that a culture fixated on the minimum bar has lost the language for desire, care, and what we actually owe each other. It's a thoughtful, provocative essay that resists easy political camps and invites genuine reflection. Best for readers interested in the ethics and culture of modern dating and hookups, and willing to sit with hard questions rather than tidy answers.

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