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

• Autore: Meyers Chris <1968->
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (259 p.)
• Disciplina: 323.3/2640973
• Soggetto topico: Gay rights - Philosophy; Gay rights - United States; Homosexuality - Moral and ethical aspects
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 What Is Morality?; 3 Moral Theory and Divine Command; 4 Destiny or Choice? Biology, Sexual Orientation, and Responsibility; 5 Homosexuality and Morality I-The Natural Law Argument; 6 Homosexuality and Morality II-The Teleological Argument and Moral Intuitionistism; 7 Debunking Psychological Explanations for Disapproval of Homosexuality; 8 Homosexuality, Consequences, and Justice I-Slippery Slope Arguments; 9 Homosexuality, Consequences, and Justice II: Alleged Bad Consequences of Gay-Tolerant Public Policies ; 10 Arguments in Favor of Homosexuality and Gay RightsNotes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The moral defense of homosexuality
• ISBN: 1-4422-4931-5; 1-4422-4932-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910788284203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II