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Debating Same-sex Marriage
Corvino, John; Gallagher, Maggie
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Description for Debating Same-sex Marriage
Paperback. This volume presents both sides of the debate over whether same-sex marriage should be legalized. Series: Point/Counterpoint. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFSK; JHBK; LNMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
As the uproar over the recent New York State law demonstrates, same-sex marriage is a perennial hot-button issue, certain to impact the 2012 election. Debating Same-Sex Marriage provides a useful roadmap to both sides of this contentious matter. Taking a "point/counterpoint" approach, John Corvino (a philosopher and a prominent gay advocate) and Maggie Gallagher (a nationally syndicated columnist and co-founder of the National Organization for Marriage) consider key questions about the institution itself: What is marriage for? Is marriage meant to be a gendered institution? Why is the state in the business of sanctioning marriage? Where do the needs of ... Read more
As the uproar over the recent New York State law demonstrates, same-sex marriage is a perennial hot-button issue, certain to impact the 2012 election. Debating Same-Sex Marriage provides a useful roadmap to both sides of this contentious matter. Taking a "point/counterpoint" approach, John Corvino (a philosopher and a prominent gay advocate) and Maggie Gallagher (a nationally syndicated columnist and co-founder of the National Organization for Marriage) consider key questions about the institution itself: What is marriage for? Is marriage meant to be a gendered institution? Why is the state in the business of sanctioning marriage? Where do the needs of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Series
Point/Counterpoint
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199756315
SKU
V9780199756315
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About Corvino, John; Gallagher, Maggie
John Corvino is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Wayne State University Maggie Gallagher is co-founder of the National Organization for Marriage
Reviews for Debating Same-sex Marriage
this is a very useful book, especially in the way that it sets out the public reason arguments for and against same-sex marriage, and so lets readers evaluate which are more persuasive ... The book can and should be widely used in undergraduate courses in philosophy as well as other disciplines, and could be useful in law or public policy ... Read more