Kants Ethics and the Same-Sex Marriage Debate - An Introduction [Paperback]

This book defends the thesis that Kants normative ethics and his practical ethics of sex and marriage can be valuable resources for people engaged in the contemporary debate over same-sex marriage.  It does so by first developing a reading of Kants normative ethics that explains the way in which Kants notions of human moral imperfection unsocial sociability inform his ethical thinking.  The book then offers a systematic treatment of Kants views of sex and marriage, arguing that Kants views are more defensible than some of his critics have made them out to be.  Drawing on Kants account of marriage and his conception of moral friendship, the book argues that Kants ethics can be used to develop a defense of same-sex marriage.

Abbreviations.- Part I.- Chapter 1 For Better or Worse: An Overview of the Same-sex Marriage Debate.-  Chapter 2 Finitude & Dependency: Kants Conception of Moral Obligation.- Chapter 3 Such Crooked Timber: Kants Philosophical Anthropology.- Chapter 4 All You Need is Love, Respect, and Autocracy: Kants Virtue Ethics.- Part II.- Chapter 5 Dependency & Domination: Gender & Kants Practical Sexual Ethic.-  Chapter 6 Love and Respect Redux: Kant on Sex, Marriage, and Friendship.- Chapter 7 Conclusion: Kants Ethics & The Same-sex Marriage Debate.

This book defends the thesis that Kants normative ethics and his practical ethics of sex and marriage can be valuable resources for people engaged in the contemporary debate over same-sex marriage.  It does so by first developing a reading of Kants normative ethics that explains the way in which Kants notions of human moral imperfection unsocial sociability inform his ethical thinking.  The book then offers a systematic treatment of Kants views of sex and marriage, arguing that Kants views are morelq