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    If bodily intimacy alone distinguished prostitution, thes... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→The prostitute's work differs from that of other low-status workers.

    If bodily intimacy alone distinguished prostitution, these professions would require identical moral analysis, yet they rarely receive it, revealing inconsistency in the distinction.

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    Bodily intimacy(as used in ethics and philosophy of sexuality)
    Physical contact or sexual activity between people's bodies.
    Inconsistency(as used in logic)
    When a system contains statements that contradict each other—like saying 'this is true' and 'this is false' at the same time.
    Moral analysis(as used in ethics)
    A careful examination of whether something is right or wrong, and why.
    distinction(One of the two components of Arendtian plurality)
    The aspect of plurality by which no two human beings are ever interchangeable, each being endowed with a unique biography and perspective on the world
    prostitution(Overall's characterization of prostitution as structurally asymmetric and non-reciprocal)

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    A transaction in which one person, defined as a social subordinate, caters to the sexual desires of another in exchange for payment.

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