Ethics and Same-Sex Marriage

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This essay discusses whether a concept of human nature can be effectively used in an ethical argument defending or criticizing the legal and moral recognition of same sex marriage. The essay argues that using Kantian theory one can argue for defending same sex marriage and invalidating the human nature theory. The writer then uses utilitarian ethics to counter the argument.

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"This essay examines sexual morality and attempts to answer the following question: "Can a concept of human nature be effectively used in unethical argument defending or criticizing the legal/moral recognition of same-sex marriage?" This essay will argue that the concept of human nature cannot be used to criticize same-sex marriage and that Kantian ethics can be applied to defending its recognition. Kantian ethics can help us argue that allowing same-sex marriage is a categorical imperative, because it means that we are giving equal rights to people no matter what their sexual preference (or skin color, religion, etc) is."

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