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EBOOK From Disgust to Humanity:Sexual Orientation and Constitutional Law
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Wydawnictwo: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199745975
EAN: 452D5701EB
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Stron: 256
Data wydania: 2010
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A distinguished professor of law and philosophy at the University of Chicago, a        prolific writer and award-winning thinker, Martha Nussbaum stands as one of our        foremost authorities on law, justice, freedom, morality, and emotion. In From        Disgust to Humanity, Nussbaum aims her considerable intellectual firepower at the        bulwark of opposition to gay equality: the politics of disgust.Nussbaum argues that        disgust has long been among the fundamental motivations of those who are fighting        for legal discrimination against lesbian and gay citizens. When confronted with        same-sex acts and relationships, she writes, they experience "e;a deep aversion akin        to that inspired by bodily wastes, slimy insects, and spoiled food--and then cite        that very reaction to justify a range of legal restrictions, from sodomy laws to        bans on same-sex marriage."e; Leon Kass, former head of President Bush's President's        Council on Bioethics, even argues that this repugnance has an inherent "e;wisdom,"e;        steering us away from destructive choices. Nussbaum believes that the politics of        disgust must be confronted directly, for it contradicts the basic principle of the        equality of all citizens under the law. "e;It says that the mere fact that you happen        to make me want to vomit is reason enough for me to treat you as a social pariah,        denying you some of your most basic entitlements as a citizen."e; In its place she        offers a "e;politics of humanity,"e; based not merely on respect, but something akin to        love, an uplifting imaginative engagement with others, an active effort to see the        world from their perspectives, as fellow human beings. Combining rigorous analysis        of the leading constitutional cases with philosophical reflection about underlying        concepts of privacy, respect, discrimination, and liberty, Nussbaum discusses issues        ranging from non-discrimination and same-sex marriage to "e;public sex."e; Recent        landmark decisions suggest that the views of state and federal courts are shifting        toward a humanity-centered vision, and Nussbaum's powerful arguments will        undoubtedly advance that cause.Incisive, rigorous, and deeply humane, From Disgust        to Humanity is a stunning contribution to Oxford's distinguished Inalienable Rights        series.

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