EN 2011 Lecture Notes - Sodomy, Sexual Objectification, John Money
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The role of science in sexuality/sexual orientation. It"s not that the table doesn"t exist, it"s that it only becomes of importance when one thinks about that. ". We begin understanding of the world with the prejudice. To have a neutral way of understanding anything, specifically gender is. Scientific understanding is better on nature than it is on nurture. Where does nature end and where does nurture begin: nature the way you come out (physically), nurture the way you are born, long hair and short hair. People who are quiet become loud, like they have a ticking bomb that went off. Who you are is constructed by society (social construction). Essentialist vs. existentialist i am who i am because of my existence: existentialist when i am born i begin and when i die i end, essentialist religion. Idea that you have an essence that precedes existence. The essence of your is that idea of connecting to god.
