In "a refreshingly daring work" ("Publishers Weekly"), Stein analyzes in print the many theories of what causes sexual orientation. He also examines some of the ethical issues surrounding such research, including gay and lesbian civil rights and the implications of parents trying to select or change the sexual orientation of their children. 31 halftones.
In "a refreshingly daring work" ("Publishers Weekly"), Stein analyzes in print the many theories of what causes sexual orientation. He also examines some of the ethical issues surrounding such research, including gay and lesbian civil rights and the implications of parents trying to select or change the sexual orientation of their children. 31 halftones.
Edward Stein is an Associate Professor of Law at the Benjamin Cardozo School of Law in New York City. He is the author of Without Good Reason: The Rationality Debate in Philosophy and Cognitive Science. He holds a Ph.D. in philosophy from M.I.T., a J.D. from Yale Law School, and he has previously taught at Yale University, New York University, Mount Holyoke College, and Williams College.
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* Preface * Introduction * Part I: Metaphysics * 1: Sex, Gender, and Sexual Orientation * 2: What Is a Sexual Orientation? * 3: Human Kinds * 4: Essentialism and Constructionism about Sexual Orientation * Part II: Science * 5: The Emerging Scientific Program for the Study of Sexual Orientation * 6: Animal Models and Evolutionary Accounts in the Emerging Research Program * 7: Critique of the Emerging Research Program * 8: Experiential Theories of Sexual Orientation * 9: Sexual Orientation and Choice * Part III: Ethics * 10: Lesbian and Gay Rights and the Science of Sexual Orientation * 11: Selecting and Changing the Sexual Orientation of Children * 12: Should Scientific Research on Sexual Orientation Be Done? * Conclusion * Notes * Bibliography * Index
* Preface * Introduction * Part I: Metaphysics * 1: Sex, Gender, and Sexual Orientation * 2: What Is a Sexual Orientation? * 3: Human Kinds * 4: Essentialism and Constructionism about Sexual Orientation * Part II: Science * 5: The Emerging Scientific Program for the Study of Sexual Orientation * 6: Animal Models and Evolutionary Accounts in the Emerging Research Program * 7: Critique of the Emerging Research Program * 8: Experiential Theories of Sexual Orientation * 9: Sexual Orientation and Choice * Part III: Ethics * 10: Lesbian and Gay Rights and the Science of Sexual Orientation * 11: Selecting and Changing the Sexual Orientation of Children * 12: Should Scientific Research on Sexual Orientation Be Done? * Conclusion * Notes * Bibliography * Index
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