The Tyranny of Taxonomy Sexuality and Anomaly
Human sexuality is not binary: this, although counter-intuitive initially, is a medical fact. Homo-sexuality was an anomaly under a M/F taxonomy, and so unnatural' and an abomination'. It is a mere statistical anomaly: it is a fact of Nature, nevertheless. Doctrines of Natural Law must r...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Netherlands
[2018]
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Sophia
Year: 2018, Volume: 57, Issue: 3, Pages: 521-532 |
| RelBib Classification: | HA Bible KDB Roman Catholic Church NBD Doctrine of Creation NCF Sexual ethics VA Philosophy |
| Further subjects: | B
H. Em. H. Pope Benedict XVI
B Nature vs nurture B Sexual anomalies B Mary Douglas B Natural Law B Sexuality B H. H. Pope Francis B Shifters |
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| Summary: | Human sexuality is not binary: this, although counter-intuitive initially, is a medical fact. Homo-sexuality was an anomaly under a M/F taxonomy, and so unnatural' and an abomination'. It is a mere statistical anomaly: it is a fact of Nature, nevertheless. Doctrines of Natural Law must recognize that even if Nature is stable, the notion/word Nature' is a shifter. As medical and other sciences amend our understanding of Nature, the idea of Nature' shifts. Natural Law theory is - and must continue to be - based on Nature: the contents of the idea of Nature' change progressively. So must cultural attitudes. |
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| ISSN: | 1873-930X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Sophia
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s11841-017-0634-5 |