Perspectives on Pornography

Abstract

This volume has articles (e.g., George Elliott, George Steiner, and Ernest van de Haag) written by social, legal, and political conservatives in the aftermath of the 1970 Report by the President Commission on Obscenity and Pornography. They warned that pornography dehumanized society, eroded self-restraint, undermined democratic government, and, when disseminated through mass media, could even destroy civilization. The 1970 Report of the President Commission on Obscenity and Pornography argued that pornography and erotica were essential harmless and that restrictions imposed on them by society should be loosened.