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-[[Pornosophy]] is a [[portmanteau]] word of [[porn]] and [[sophia]] and it hints at [[pornography]] and [[philosophy]]. It is to be found in such titles [[Stefan Zweifel]]'s ''[[Pornosophie & Imachination - Sade/Lamettrie/Hegel]]''. A related term is erosophy.+[[Pornosophy]] is a [[portmanteau]] word of ''[[porn]]'' (pornography) and ''[[sophia]]'' (wisdom) that hints at the connection between [[pornography]] and [[philosophy]].
 +A related term is erosophy.
 +The term was perhaps first mentioned in print in 1922 in James Joyce's novel ''[[Ulysses (novel)|Ulysses]]'' where one can read about "Pornosophical philotheology. Metaphysics in Mecklenburg street!", a phrase uttered by [[Vincent Lynch]]. See ''[[philotheology]]'' and ''[[Mecklenburg street]]''.
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 +The American magazine ''[[Evergreen Review]]'' in 1960, in volume 4, issues 13-15, has a chapter entitled "Erotics and pornosophy."
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 +It is also found in such titles as [[Stefan Zweifel]]'s ''[[Pornosophie & Imachination - Sade/Lamettrie/Hegel]]'' (2002).
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 +Many [[libertine novel]]s used erotic themes to subvert and satirize contemporary politics.
== See also == == See also ==
 +*[[Eros is the oldest of gods]]
 +*[[Philosophy of sex]]
 +*[[Academic study of pornography]]
 +**[[Phenomenology of pornography]]
 +**[[Epistemology of pornography]]
 +*[[Sexology]]
 +*[[Pornotopia]]
*[[Satirotica]] *[[Satirotica]]
*[[Toilet philosophy]] *[[Toilet philosophy]]
 +*[[Philosophical pornography]]
 +*[[Satirical pornography]]
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Pornosophy is a portmanteau word of porn (pornography) and sophia (wisdom) that hints at the connection between pornography and philosophy. A related term is erosophy.

The term was perhaps first mentioned in print in 1922 in James Joyce's novel Ulysses where one can read about "Pornosophical philotheology. Metaphysics in Mecklenburg street!", a phrase uttered by Vincent Lynch. See philotheology and Mecklenburg street.

The American magazine Evergreen Review in 1960, in volume 4, issues 13-15, has a chapter entitled "Erotics and pornosophy."

It is also found in such titles as Stefan Zweifel's Pornosophie & Imachination - Sade/Lamettrie/Hegel (2002).

Many libertine novels used erotic themes to subvert and satirize contemporary politics.

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