ABSTRACT
I propose in this paper to think about the topic of sexual morality and to do so in the following fashion. I shall consider just one kind of behavior that is often taken to be a case of sexual immorality-adultery. I am interested in pursuing at least two questions. First, I want to explore the question of in what respects adulterous behavior falls within
the domain of morality at all: for this surely is one of the puzzles one encounters when considering the topic of sexual morality. It is often hard to see on what grounds much of the behavior is deemed to be either moral or immoral, for example, private homosexual behavior between consenting adults. I have purposely selected adultery because it seems a more plausible candidate for moral assessment than many other kinds of sexual behavior.
