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Gay Science: The Ethics of Sexual Orientation Research
Timothy F. Murphy
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Description for Gay Science: The Ethics of Sexual Orientation Research
Hardback. Drawing on a wide range of studies in neuroanatomy, genetics, and psychology, Murphy systematically reviews the purpose and goals of gay science, arguing that that science, for better or worse, represents a vital channel through which a more complete understanding of homosexuality can be established. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSK; JMU; MBGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
Gay Science is the first comprehensive examination of the ethical questions surrounding sexual orientation research. Bioethicist Timothy Murphy presents the views of many gay men and women who detect ominous motives behind this research. If a genetic marker were discovered for homosexual tendencies would genetic screening be used to further discriminate against gay people? If a method for changing sexual orientation were developed would it would be forced upon gay adults, or children whose parents suspected they might grow up to be gay? Given the potential for its misuse, is sexual orientation research fundamentally unethical? Murphy acknowledges that much ... Read more
Gay Science is the first comprehensive examination of the ethical questions surrounding sexual orientation research. Bioethicist Timothy Murphy presents the views of many gay men and women who detect ominous motives behind this research. If a genetic marker were discovered for homosexual tendencies would genetic screening be used to further discriminate against gay people? If a method for changing sexual orientation were developed would it would be forced upon gay adults, or children whose parents suspected they might grow up to be gay? Given the potential for its misuse, is sexual orientation research fundamentally unethical? Murphy acknowledges that much ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Series
Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231108485
SKU
V9780231108485
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About Timothy F. Murphy
Timothy F. Murphy is associate professor in the Medical Humanities Program at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago. He is the author of Ethics in Epidemic: AIDS, Morality, and Culture; editor of Gay Ethics: Controversies in Outing, Civil Rights, and Sexual Science; and coeditor of Writing AIDS: Gay Literature, Language, and Analysis; and Justice and the Human ... Read more
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