Pornography: A Philosophical Introduction - Paperbackby Mari Mikkola (Author) Debates over pornography tend to be heated and deeply polarized as with other topics that have to do with sex, pornography cuts to the core of our values and convictions. Philosophical debates concerning pornography are fraught with difficult questions: What is pornography? What does pornography do (if anything at all)? Is the consumption of pornography a harmless private matter, or does pornography violate women's civil