@article{Doolen_2019, title={Purity Balls: Virtue Ethics, Sexuality, and Moral Development}, volume={9}, url={https://openjournals.bsu.edu/stance/article/view/1673}, DOI={10.33043/S.9.1.73-83}, abstractNote={<p>In this paper, I draw on the principles of Aristotelian<br>ethics, the work of modern virtue ethicists, and previous feminist<br>critiques of purity balls to interrogate the effects of this practice<br>on moral development. I argue that purity balls discourage young<br>women from making autonomous, informed, and virtuously<br>motivated decisions regarding their sexuality. While most critiques<br>of purity balls are rooted in the explicitly patriarchal structure of<br>these events, my analysis emphasizes the negative impact they have<br>on moral agency. I conclude that purity balls are unethical because<br>of the detrimental effects they have on the becoming of virtuous<br>agents.</p>}, number={1}, journal={Stance: an international undergraduate philosophy journal}, author={Doolen, Nicole B.}, year={2019}, month={Sep.}, pages={73–83} }