PHIL 1700 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: The History Of Sexuality, Moral Relativism, Cultural Diversity
13 Mar 2017
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So(cid:272)ial constru(cid:272)tion of se(cid:454) and of the desira(cid:271)le (cid:271)od(cid:455) The (cid:894)na (cid:448)e(cid:895) appeal to (cid:858)nature(cid:859) and (cid:449)hat is (cid:858)natural(cid:859: focuses on phenomena as rooted through nature. These 4 meanings of nature are logically independent: way things are without transformative influence of human choice/effort, deeply habitual way for things to be, things cannot be otherwise, fitting and proper that thing should be this way. The core evidence in favor of social construction: cultural diversity, historical changes (cid:894)thi(cid:374)gs do(cid:374)"t re(cid:373)ai(cid:374) the sa(cid:373)e o(cid:448)er ti(cid:373)e(cid:895) Potential danger: can lead to moral relativism. Main benefits: allows us to understand that things can be transformed, makes us feel empowered through individual choices, encourage creativity, prevents violence. Social constructivism and its main figure, michel foucault: his book history of sexuality: created awareness that love and sex is socially created. Repressive hypothesis: we have been repressed sexually throughout history but we seek liberation. In reality we need to be liberated with our obsession with sex.
