Sex, Preference, and Family: Essays on Law and Nature
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (553 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0195122879 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 366 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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The essayists are all fiercely independent thinkers and offer the reader a range of bold and thought-provoking proposals. This book gathers seventeen eminent philosophers and legal scholars who offer commentary on sexuality (including sexual behavior, sexual orientation, and the role of pornography in shaping sexuality), on the family (including both same-sex and single-parent families), and on the proper role of law in these areas. Virginia (which overthrew the ban on interracial marriages in Virginia) might be a precedent for overturning laws that bar same-sex marriage: just as Loving overturned miscegenation laws because they were at the service of white supremacy, Sunstein shows, the laws against same-sex marriages and homosexuality are at the service of male supremacy, and might also be overturned. The public furor over issues of same sex marriages, gay rights, pornography, and single-parent families has erupted with a passion not seen since the 1960s. And
David M. Martha Nussbaum is Ernest Freund Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago.. Estlund is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Brown University
Family law is still important! This is an anthology that resulted from a lecture series at Brown University. (It's surprising that a legal book comes out of a university that has no law school.) In their articles, writers try to blend social construction theories with family law issues. The point is to show family law is still a dynamic field. A ton of famous, famous professors contributed to this book. Examples include Posner, Halley, Minow, et al. Nussbaum, like always, has an interesting contribution as well. This would be a nice addition to any gay legal. RONALD AMON said If you like this, go for it.. For $60 you get some far reaching arguments, some of which do not pass logistical muster. Petitio principii and also retrospective determination arise in contributor, Ms Sunstein's, homosexual advocacy being compared to Loving v. Virginia [1966] and Virginia v. Loving [1967]. There was no inevitability beforehand. Nor was Ms Sunstein begging the question argument necessary proof when none was there. The Loving case was, however, highly emotional. Ms Sunstein statement, "overturned miscegenation laws because they were at the ser
. Anyone interested in gay, lesbian, sex, or gender studies should definitely read this book. Written in accessible prose and fraught with intelligence and empathy, essayists like Richard A. Gay marriage, single-parenthood, sexual orientation, gender equality, pornography--these are issues at the heart of what have been called "the culture wars." This fine collection of 17 essays, which are academic but readable, takes the time and energy to dissect and analyze the most pressing topics in sex an