What pornographic literature does is precisely to drive a wedge between one's existence as a full human being and one's existence as a sexual being.

Susan Sontag

The Pornographic Imagination

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Topic

Pornography

Author

Susan Sontag

Source

The Pornographic Imagination Partisan Review

Medium

Essay Magazine

Language

English

Time

1967 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Activist Philosopher Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Sontag, Susan. "The Pornographic Imagination." Partisan Review, Spring 1967.

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The social progress, order, security and peace of each country are necessarily connected with the social progress, order, security and peace of all other countries.

Pope John XXIII

Pacem in Terris

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Interconnectedness of all people International politics

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Pope John XXIII
Source
Pacem in Terris
Medium
Letter
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Language
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Time
1963 1960s 20th century
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Pope John XXIII. "Pacem in Terris [Peace on Earth]." Litterae Encyclicae [Encyclical Letter]. 11 Apr. 1963, pt. 4.