Kantian Sexual Ethics Mindmap
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- Created on: 27-09-20 09:13
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- kantian sexual ethics
- based on: categorical imperative
- good will
- treating a person as an end in himself (mainly due to his ability to reason)
- whether an action can be universalized (applied consistently to all human beings)
- marital relationships
- marriage is based on promise and duty (vital notions in Kantian ethics)
- homosexuality
- sexual intercourse may only ttake place within the marriage of a man and a woman
- lacks commitment (same as adultery and extramarital sex) - has to lack commitment as it cannot be the same as a heterosexual relationship
- 'demeans man below the beast' - Lectures
- cohabitation
- divided opinions
- for (kantians today): if it is faithful and commited
- marriage brings no additional benefit
- cohabitation contracts as a replacement of marriage
- marriage brings no additional benefit
- against (Kant): lack of commitment
- using each other as a means to an end (as reproduction is the only reason for sex)
- commited environment is important for children
- for (kantians today): if it is faithful and commited
- divided opinions
- on sex
- based on: categorical imperative
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