The moral defense of homosexuality : why every argument against gay rights fails

The moral defense of homosexuality : why every argument against gay rights fails / Chris Meyers.

In this book, Chris Meyers takes the reader on a careful, rational, sustained criticism of arguments about the immorality of homosexuality. Meyers refutes anti-gay arguments by showing that they are based on unreasonable or demonstrably false ideas about the nature of morality.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Meyers, Chris, 1968-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London : Rowman and Littlefield, [2015]
Subjects:
Gay rights > Philosophy.
Gay rights > United States.
Homosexuality > Moral and ethical aspects.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
Homosexuality > Moral and ethical aspects
Gay rights
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • What is morality?
  • Moral theory and divine command
  • Destiny or choice? biology, sexual orientation, and responsibility
  • Homosexuality and morality, I the natural law argument
  • Homosexuality and morality, II the teleological argument and moral intuitionistism
  • Debunking psychological explanations for disapproval of homosexuality
  • Homosexuality, consequences, and justice, I slippery slope arguments
  • Homosexuality, consequences, and justice, II alleged bad consequences of gay tolerant public policies
  • Arguments in favor of homosexuality and gay rights.

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