PHIL 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Martha Nussbaum, Burqa, Heterosexuality
5 Dec 2017
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The moral equivalency of homosexuality and heterosexuality - why it might be wrong. Natural law: marital good- bodies are used for reproductive measures, even if one person is sterile, this is impossible in the case of a homosexual relationship- hence it is unnatural. Normalcy argument : a kind of function argument- the homosexual glenn and stacy aren"t using their organs for what they are for , hence its abnormal , and will lead to unhappiness. P. 1 : the values of freedom and democracy support the essential rationale for marriage. P. 2: if we accept this rationale, then a ban on same-sex marriage con icts with the value of equality. P. 3: any political theory which con icts with the values of equality is unjust. C: a ban on same-sex marriage is unjust. Preliminary answer: it cannot interfere with freedom or democrat. Burqa and headscarf: forbidden in schools, at jobs, and parliamentary challenges in spain,
