# Solarpunk Selves and Sexual Ethics - Defining the Solarpunk Self, Part 1 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/solarpunk-mythos-7023042/solarpunk-selves-and-sexual-ethics-defining-the-solarpunk-self-part-1 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/solarpunk-mythos-7023042/solarpunk-selves-and-sexual-ethics-defining-the-solarpunk-self-part-1.md Podcast: [Solarpunk Mythos](https://stenobird.com/podcast/solarpunk-mythos-7023042) Published: 2026-01-29T17:18:08+00:00 Episode link: https://willcameron.podbean.com/e/solarpunk-selves-and-sexual-ethics-defining-the-solarpunk-self-part-1/ Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/thtxsbwq8cgx2xyc/21_SexEthics9kddj.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/solarpunk-mythos-7023042/episodes/solarpunk-selves-and-sexual-ethics-defining-the-solarpunk-self-part-1 Duration seconds: 1245 ## Resource In this essay, I begin defining a solarpunk self as a relational self, or one created out of its relations with others and the world. Given the egalitarianism of solarpunk, we need relations that are ethical, and according to Beauvoir and Levinas, the sexual relation is exemplary of the ethical. As such, I use heterosexual relationships as a case study for the definition of the solarpunk self. You can find this essay on Substack, with references, here - Solarpunk Selves and Sexual Ethics - by Will Cameron ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/solarpunk-mythos-7023042/episodes/solarpunk-selves-and-sexual-ethics-defining-the-solarpunk-self-part-1/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/solarpunk-mythos-7023042/solarpunk-selves-and-sexual-ethics-defining-the-solarpunk-self-part-1.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.