Homosexuality and American Public Life

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Synopsis: Not content merely to restate the traditional moral position, the contributors address the homosexual movement's most compelling arguments with both sympathy and a relentless commitment to the truth. These essays originated at a 1997 conference of the American Public Philosophy Institute. Experts of unsurpassed prestige probe the common assertions that homosexuality is genetically or biologically determined and that citizens' homosexual behavior should be exempt from social or legal censure.

Part One of the book, devoted to the scientific and medical aspects of homosexuality, features a comprehensive examination of the putative biological origins of same-sex attraction, a survey of its psychological roots, and a provocative discussion of the disastrous results of identifying AIDS as a "gay disease." Part Two contains an analysis of natural law arguments about the morality of homosexual acts. Part Three deals with the attitude of law and public policy toward homosexuality.

About the Author: Christopher Wolfe is a professor of political science at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the president of the American Public Philosophy Institute. He holds an undergraduate degree from the University if Notre Dame and a Ph.D. from Boston College. Noted for his scholarship in the field of constitutional law, Dr. Wolfe is the author of he Rise of Modern Judicial Review: From Constitutional Interpretation to Judge Made Law. His current work is in the are of liberal political theory and legal philosophy.

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Title: Homosexuality and American Public Life
Publisher: UNKNO
Publication Date: 1999
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new