'Sex and moral constraints tend to go hand in hand. For example, even though monogamy is no longer the norm, it is still the case that monogamy and lifelong commitment hold the moral high ground. But might this be a mistake? Critics of marriage argue that traditional societies such as the Iroquois and Maasai tribes built strong and stable relationships based on large polygamous family structures. Furthermore, they argue such structures foster an egalitarian culture in which women enjoy greater security over property and land.

Should we no longer see certain forms of sexual relationship involving committment and monogamy as more moral than others? Might a society which abandoned the norm of traditional ‘couples’ help to eradicate hierarchies and inequality between the sexes and build a communal sense of 'family' that we lack in contemporary culture? Or are morality and relationships necessarily linked, and long term commitment morally justified and essential for personal and social harmony?

Radical internet personality Steven Bonnell, filmmaker Myriam François, journalist Maya Oppenheim and philosopher of psychoanalysis, sex and AI Isabel Millar debate the state of sex in contemporary society.

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