When promiscuity is discussed its usually associated with hedonism. Hedonism is a school of thought that argues that pleasure is the only intrinsic good. In very simple terms, a hedonist strives to maximize net pleasure (pleasure minus pain).
Ethical hedonism is the idea that all people have the right to do everything in their power to achieve the greatest amount of pleasure possible to them.
Hedonism lies at the core of many social constructionist accounts of human interaction, and to illustrate how it precludes an adequate understanding of agency, morality, and intimacy.
I wanted to add this as it’s always been in the back of my head with this project. Are sexual encounters hedonistic? This is something I’m still thinking about with my work. I wanted to introduce it with a view of discussing it later on.
