PHILO-120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Political Philosophy, Heterosexuality, Domestic Violence
1 Sep 2020
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Morally- they would be subject to censure. Socially- they would be subject to ostracism and ridicule. They would lack certain hospital visitation rights, inheritance rights, tax benefits. Politically- they would be subject to prosecution (in the us states with anti- sodomy laws), and would be denied the protections afforded by legal marriage. Biological sex- male and female, in terms of chromosomal structures; xy and xx, also argues about intersex. Gender- is just an identity on a view (don"t need biological traits), man and women, defined by a cluster of family resemblance concepts: not all necessary or efficient. Having or wanting to have a certain kind of body structure. Having or wanting to have male or female genitalia. Conceiving of oneself as a man or women. Exhibiting certain masculine or feminine characteristics (many of which may be. Relating (or desiring to relate) to other persons sexually in a particular way culturally bound)
