Chapter Three:Sexual MoralityApplying Ethics: A Text with Readings (10th ed.)Julie C. Van Camp, Jeffrey Olen, Vincent BarryCengage Learning/Wadsworth

The Traditional View of Sexual MoralityAll sex outside marriage is wrong

View that everything in nature has a purpose, derived from Aristotle and Aquinas

The purpose of human beings is to engage in fully human love, which must accompany sex and be conducted within marriage

The Libertarian View of Sexual MoralitySex is an activity like any other

Standards for morality are no different from other activities

Defense of sexual libertarianism: why shouldnt sex be treated like any other activity?

Issues to consider in this debateVenereal diseases and AIDS?

Threats to the family?

Personal fulfillment?

Naturalness?

Declaration on Certain Questions Concerning Sexual Ethics The VaticanTeachings rely on natural law, which provides objective standards for how people should behaveValues are innate in human natureHuman reason and divine revelation are used to recognize and develop these valuesValues are immutable and do not changeImmoral: premarital sex, having children outside of marriage, homosexual acts, masturbation

Sexual Morality and the Concept of Using Another PersonThomas A. MappesSexual morality analyzed in terms of Kants principle that persons should be respected as ends in themselves.

Voluntary informed consent identifies when people are not being used merely as a means

Consent requirement violated when there is deception or dishonesty in relationships

Should a Feminist Choose a Marriage-Like RelationshipMarjorie WeinzweigParadox Feminist goal of autonomous self-development conflicts with the structure and context of marriage-like relationships

Development of autonomous individuality is best promoted by living in a committed relationship

Three stages of self-development:InauthenticityAutonomous being oneselfAutonomous being with others

The Case for Lesbian and Gay MarriageRichard D. MohrTraditional definitions of marriage could accommodate same-sex couples

Progress toward justice for all should now include marriage for same-sex couples

Same-sex marriages promote further improvement in societys understanding of marriage in general