Why Sex? Sex-Bots from a Daoist Perspective

Ellen Ying ZHANG

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-82280-4_5

Why Sex? Sex-Bots from a Daoist Perspective

Ellen Ying ZHANG^*

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Abstract

With the increasing development of modern technology and the societal openness to alternative sexualities in the West, digisexuality or robosexuality is no longer a forbidden topic. This paper approaches technology-based sexual activities, especially sex-bots, from a Daoist perspective in conjunction with my response to a Foucauldian distinction between scientia sexualis and ars erotica. I will submit the argument that sex robotic technology would be problematic for Daoists who see sex as an integral part of the practice of “inner alchemy” to enhance both physical and spiritual development.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Sex Robots
Subtitle of host publication	Social Impact and the Future of Human Relations
Editors	Ruiping Fan, Mark J. Cherry
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer
Chapter	5
Pages	77-95
Number of pages	19
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030822804
ISBN (Print)	9783030822798, 9783030822828
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82280-4_5
Publication status	Published - 4 Nov 2021

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Name	Philosophical Studies in Contemporary Culture
Publisher	Springer
Volume	28
ISSN (Print)	0928-9518
ISSN (Electronic)	2215-1753

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