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| What are Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt's views on protecting people from triggers? |
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Definition
The Coddling of the American Mind
Lukianoff and Haidt decry the "vindictive protectiveness" so prevalent in society today and point to it as a cause of the depression and anxiety so rampant today (or perhaps a symptom).
Lukianoff and Haidt suggest that instead of avoiding controversial or potentially offensive topics in class, students should (1) acclimate themselves to triggers and (2) practice cognitive behavioral therapy to overcome cognitive distortions (i.e. fortune telling, labeling, catastrophizing). |
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| Explain the elevator analogy |
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Definition
Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt use this analogy to suggest how students can overcome being offended by triggers. If someone had a near-death experience getting stuck in an elevator, they may develop a neurotic fear of elevators. However, they cannot avoid elevators their whole lives because everyone needs to use them to continue in society. So instead, they should undergo exposure therapy: slowly expose themselves to the elevator until they are no longer afraid. First just watching it from a distance, then getting closer to it every day. Finally, pressing the button. Then going in. Then going up a floor.
In the same way, students cannot continue to reasonably function in society for as long as they are offended or even traumatized by everyday topics. So they should learn to acclimate to these triggers instead of constantly avoiding them. |
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| What does Simon Adler demonstrate about moral rulebooks? |
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Definition
Post No Evil
Adler studies Facebook's policies on acceptable posts, encountering controversies with breastfeeding pictures flagged for nudity. Facebook had to adjust their policies to allow breastfeeding pictures, but not other instances of nudity. This resulted in Facebook having to create an extremely detailed rulebook on acceptable posts, which is always being updated as new odd exceptions to the rules arise.
Is this the same case for ethics? Is there one perfect rulebook that can always provide the most moral solution to any problem, or like Facebook's policies, must it always be adjusted from case to case? |
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Definition
| A way of thinking about ethics balancing geometric and aesthetic reasoning, taking principles learned from previous cases and adjusting them to new situations on a case-by-case basis |
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| What's the difference between aesthetic and geometrical reasoning? |
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Definition
Geometrical (or theoretical) reasoning suggests that everything obeys fixed, incontrovertible rules that apply to all situations. If a shape has 3 sides and 3 angles that add up to 180°, it MUST be a triangle - no exceptions.
Aesthetic (or practical) reasoning suggests that there is no clear cut rule for a given situation, and so it's left up to what seems best. There isn't a perfect set of rules to decide what is or isn't an Impressionist painting. |
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Term
| What's the Mrs Bergmeyer Thought Experiment? |
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Definition
| Imagine a married woman is wrongly imprisoned in a place with concentration camp-like conditions. They have a rule that says a pregnant prisoner can be freed. Is it alright for her to commit adultery to escape? Does it make a difference if her husband consents? |
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| What does Alan Wolfe say about religious freedom? |
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Definition
Liberalism and Catholicism
After WWII, there was a fear amongst liberals that Catholics would create a sort of narrow-minded, legalistic theocracy in America. However, Wolfe says that Catholics agree with liberals on what he calls the modernist attitude, that "the individual is free to make up his or her own mind as to the best way to live," so theocracy is not imminent. |
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| What does Pope Paul VI say about religious freedom? |
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Definition
Dignitatis Humanae
Responding to the earlier Catholic assertion that "error has no rights," Pope Paul VI asserts that true religious freedom is not a freedom from coercion, but a freedom to believe for oneself. Stating that all people have this freedom "to," the Catholic church should grant rights to people who believe differently from Catholicism (although Pope Paul VI suggests that those who truly exercise their freedom to believe will find themselves at Catholicism anyway) |
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| What does Michael Sandel say about religious freedom? |
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Definition
Freedom of Choice or Freedom of Conscience?
Sandel distinguishes between choice and conscience. Many people consider religious freedom a matter of choice, just choosing what policies to approve or disapprove. If they believe something contrary to the law, they should just change their choice.
Instead, Sandel argues that religious freedom is a matter of conscience, duties to which people are unavoidably bound. Denying a person this freedom is like trying to force them to believe the sky is green - "Even if he would, a person could not give it up."
Thus, the government should protect certain religious beliefs (i.e. opposition to gay marriage) since otherwise, it would be a grossly unfair coercion. |
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| What does John Corvino say about religious liberty? |
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Definition
Debating Religious Liberty and Discrimination
Corvino disparages laws that target specific religious practices, concerned they could lead to religious privilege. This means any citizen could become a law unto himself and potentially abuse others, as the Pilgrims had done to Native Americans, Catholics, and Jews.
He thus argues against making religious exceptions unless we are prepared to allow those exceptions for secular cases as well. If Kim Davis refuses marriage licenses, she should no longer be a marriage clerk. |
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Term
| Explain the gay wedding cake problem |
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Definition
| A conservative Christian baker is approached by a gay couple to bake a cake for their wedding. Since he believes gay marriage is a sin, the baker thinks it a form of oppression to be forced to make a cake for them. Should the law protect the baker or the gay couple? |
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| What is the Kim Davis case? |
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Definition
| Marriage clerk Kim Davis got in trouble for refusing marriage licenses to gay couples, but she testified that she was doing it for religious reasons. A real-life gay cake problem |
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Term
| What is the Hobby Lobby case? |
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Definition
| On religious grounds, Hobby Lobby objected to the Affordable Care Act instruction to pay the costs for all forms of contraception for employees, since some emergency contraceptives could be used for abortion. |
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Term
| Explain the concept of sin as addiction in relation to religious freedom |
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Definition
Are you truly free to drink alcohol if you're addicted to it? Certainly the law couldn't allow excessive drinking in the name of freedom, because this action is not free.
Many Christians (Catholics especially) view sin as an addiction, something that sort of traps us in unhealthy behaviors. The law shouldn't legalize sinful behavior because those who struggle with it are not truly free. |
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Term
| What are formal and material cooperation with evil? |
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Definition
This is the Catholic concept of assisting in someone else's evil.
Formal cooperation means intentionally helping someone do something wrong, i.e. endorsing their evil - for instance, giving contraceptives to a patient with the intent that they use them. This kind of cooperation is always wrong.
Material cooperation means providing a morally neutral resource that may end up being used for good or evil depending on the other person (i.e. you don't endorse others' evil). So it's not necessarily wrong to sell a gun, even if the person you sell it to ends up using it for suicide or murder. Or a nurse can provide abortion instruments to a doctor but cannot perform an abortion herself |
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Term
| What does Mari Margil say about eco-ethics? |
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Definition
Our laws make slaves of nature. It's not just humans who need rights
Like children, nature is unable to protect itself. Therefore, the law should grant it some rights: "legal naturehood," the right to exist, grow, and be restored. |
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| What does Holmes Rolston III say about eco-ethics? |
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Definition
Feeding People vs Saving Nature?
Rolston suggests that we never would have made such great strides in art, science, and technology if we put all our focus on the poor. Thus, there are some situations where it's okay to make decisions resulting in the deaths of others, especially if those decisions would save something more important - for instance, preventing extinction of certain species. |
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| What does Laurel Kearns say about eco-ethics? |
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Definition
The Context of Eco-Theology
Kearns puts forth three categories of Christian ecology:
1) Christian stewardship
Creation is incomplete until humans subdue it (Genesis)
2) eco-justice
Righting any social wrong is "ecological" since ecology is just another form of social justice - conversely, any environmental act can be considered an act of social justice
3) Creation spirituality
We are a small part of the wonderful, transcendent, interconnected web of being we call nature; humans are nature |
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Term
| What is anthropocentrism? |
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Definition
| The idea that everything finds its ultimate purpose in serving human beings; only humans have intrinsic value |
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| What does Pope Francis say about eco-ethics? |
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Definition
Laudato si'
Francis says we should take care of nature because we are part of nature - he calls this "integral ecology."
Nature has intrinsic value that surpasses our understanding. We damage it when we give it instrumental value, approaching it with the relativistic notion that we can use the world as we please |
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| Explain intrinsic and instrumental value |
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Definition
| Something has intrinsic value if it is good in and of itself. Something has instrumental value only if it is useful to something else. |
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| What does Tim Mulgan say about eco-ethics? |
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Definition
Answering to Future People: Responsibility for Climate Change in a Breaking World
Mulgan takes the issue of climate change from a second-personal standpoint, meaning we should make moral decisions that are partial to specific people. In this case, future people.
Even though future people do not yet exist, and even though the future is uncertain, Mulgan argues that we are morally responsible for future generations, because they can look back and object to the decisions we've made that brought them into their current situation. We are also responsible for imposing future risks on them.
Mulgan imagines a future where resources are too scarce for everyone to survive, and suggests that if we don't do a "survival lottery" now, we will have to later. In a survival lottery, people are randomly selected to die so that more future people may live. |
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Term
| Explain the Expanding Circle |
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Definition
| Over time, we've extended legal rights from white male adults to other genders, ages, races, sexual orientations, and even animals. Why not also expand the circle to plants or rocks? Where do we draw the line? |
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Term
| What does Corey Knowlton say about nonhuman animals? |
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Definition
The Rhino Hunter - Radiolab
Knowlton controversially wins a hunting tag to kill an endangered black rhino. Despite the backlash, Knowlton acknowledges that hunters (unlike, say, poachers) actually care extremely for animals and the natural world. They put a high value on animals through expensive hunting tags, and then select the most antisocial animals to be killed, ultimately promoting the survival of that particular animal group. They then use the funds to pay for more conservation efforts.
Knowlton explains that hunting is a natural and integral part of not just ecological balance, but also our identity as a species. |
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Term
| What does Peter Singer say about nonhuman animals? |
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Definition
Singer claims Christianity, pulling from anthropocentric ideas of "subduing" creation from Genesis, is responsible for "speciesism." He claims that animals are just as intrinsically valuable as humans, that they can think and feel pain as humans do.
When considering our treatment of animals, we should weigh our interests - whether human interests outweigh animal interests. Clearly, my annoyance with a mosquito is greater than the mosquito's puny interest in staying alive, so there's no qualms in killing it. However, Singer strongly opposes the cruelty shown to animals in factory farming. Instead, people should become vegetarians and treat animals with greater respect. |
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Term
| What does Charles Christopher Camosy say about nonhuman animals? |
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Definition
Peter Singer and Christian Ethics: Beyond Polarization
Responding to Peter Singer, Camosy agrees that animals are horrendously mistreated, but he thinks it's unfair to blame Christians for this. Christians have been historically kind to animals (Aquinas for instance), with some even believing animals to have a soul. Genesis's call to dominion does not suggest human dominance, but human mutuality with animals. It means taking efforts to care for creation, including animals. The traditionally Christian idea of a created order or hierarchy of nature does not amount to speciesism. |
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Term
| What does Christopher O. Tollefson say about nonhuman animals? |
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Definition
What Our Obligations to Other Animals Are Not
Responding to Charles Camosy, Tollefson argues that humans and animals are not fundamentally equal. Humans are superior to animals in their ability of free choice and their capacity for rational and moral thought. Thus, humans have no obligation to treat animals with equal justice. |
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Term
| What does the US Conference of Catholic Bishops say about food? |
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Definition
For I Was Hungry: Catholic Reflections on Food, Farmers, and Farmworkers
Every person has a right to a dignified life. Hence the US Bishops call for better treatment for farmers, who are highly vulnerable and exploited. They should be able to contribute to the greater good of their communities.
The government can help by passing legislation to support farmers - such as raising minimum wage or providing a living wage or other benefits. However, the government should also let farmers have subsidiarity in allowing them to decide for themselves where they can share their resources.
The US Bishops also call for legal residence for undocumented immigrants, support for the poor via global trade, caution towards genetic modification, preservation of the environment, and overcoming world hunger. |
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Term
| What do Steve Holmes (and David Grummet and Luke Bretherton) say about food? |
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Definition
Fast Food: A Critical Theological Perspective
Holmes et al. say that fast food distorts God's intended purpose for food: to bring order to the day and cultivate patient, creative, fulfilling work and community. Rather, 24-hour food access destroys the rhythm of life, creating our own rhythm rather than following God's created order. It is designed for grab-and-go, with no time to enjoy community with others, to devote yourself to a meaningful task, or even to fully enjoy the food itself. |
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Term
| What does Peter Singer say about helping the distant poor? |
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Definition
Famine, Affluence, and Morality
Singer says we are morally obligated to help the poor no matter how far away they are. It is within our power to prevent their suffering - whether through government or personal action - as the world has become small enough to be considered a "global village."
Imagine you're on your way to an important job interview, with an expensive new suit you just bought. You see a child drowning in a shallow pond. Certainly, no matter how far away from the pond you are compared to anyone else, you are morally obligated to get your clothes muddy and miss that interview to save the child.
Charity is not supererogatory (good but noncompulsory). Thomas Aquinas states Christians are obligated to give away superabundance. Thus we are all obligated to help the distant poor. Their needs are just as pressing as our own needs, or even the needs of our own family and friends. |
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Term
| What does Eric Gregory say about helping the distant poor? |
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Definition
Remember the Poor: Duties, Dilemmas, and Vocation
Gregory adds a Christian perspective to Peter Singer's argument - while he disagrees with Singer's utilitarian idea that charity is merely moral as opposed to intrinsically good, he agrees that the poor should be helped no matter how distant.
Poverty is no longer a given in today's society, so we have no excuse to keep everything to ourselves. Gregory uses the Good Samaritan parable to show how we are morally obligated to anyone on our life paths who is in need. Will we avoid the needy, or like the Samaritan, will we go out of our way to "cross the road" and help them? |
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Term
| What does Pope Francis say about helping the distant poor? |
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Definition
Evangelii Gaudium
Francis claims that today's individualistic culture has caused great indifference towards the poor. Everyone is too focused on instant gratification and their own worldly success to care for others. Outcasts are excluded and the drive for mission work is sapped.
Thus, to help the poor, we should evangelize today's secular, individualistic society. The church is called to bring heaven to earth by connecting and reaching out to others, the poor especially. This also means maintaining an open dialogue with others and nonjudgmentally understanding their differing viewpoints. |
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Term
| What is the $5 coffee illustration? What are some possible "ways out"? |
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Definition
Is it wrong to pay $5 for Starbucks if that same $5 could save a child's life in Africa?
One way out is that it's most practical to help those closest to you. Proximity may matter morally, but not operationally - you can only do so much.
Another possibility is saying that that $5 still does the same amount of good in helping you or the barista (the Invisible Hand argument) |
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Term
| What does Jesus say about the poor? |
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Definition
When a woman uses a jar of expensive perfume to wash Jesus's feet, his disciples complain that she could have used that money for the poor. Jesus condones the woman's behavior, however, saying, "You will always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me."
There will always be poor people in need of help, but we won't always have the people in our lives who matter most to us |
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Term
| What do utilitarians believe about intention? |
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Definition
There is no difference between doing and allowing. To let a child drown is no different than pushing the child under yourself. Intention has no moral weight.
The Trolley Problem is easy for a utilitarian - you will kill fewer people by changing the tracks, even if doing so causes other people to die. But you will be a murderer in either case. |
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Term
| What does the Hidden Brain podcast say about sex? |
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Definition
Just Sex
Hidden Brain explains the hookup culture prevalent on many college campuses, and how it fosters isolation. In hookup culture, people have sex just to climb up the social hierarchy. Desires for a real relationship are rejected as pathetic - instead, the couple act detached. They only have sex to say, "I had sex with so-and-so." |
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| What does Anthony Ellis say about sex? |
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Definition
Casual Sex
Arguing against claims that casual sex is immoral because of lust, Ellis describes lust not as the desire to sexually use somebody, but as a perfectly healthy desire to be in a reciprocal sexual relationship. Casual sex can be motivated by a whole slew of motives, good or bad, and is itself amoral.
While casual sex could lead to STDs and unwanted pregnancies, Ellis says these are medical, not moral issues. Furthermore, there is no evidence that casual sex trivilializes sex.
Ellis imagines what it would be like if casual sex were the norm in Western society. He supposes that sex would be more abundant, varied, and exciting, but it would lose a special sense of exclusive devotion. He describes it as like two children who play in a treehouse shared by only them two. When someone invites a third child to play, it loses some of its magic - it is no longer "our treehouse." |
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| What does Dennis P. Hollinger say about sex? |
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Definition
The Meaning of Sex
Hollinger describes sex as a gift from God with four inseparable purposes: consummation of marriage, procreation, love, and pleasure. If sex is separated from any of these four purposes, it becomes distorted and wrong.
Intercourse binds a man and woman together in a "one-flesh" union. All sexual acts are inherently procreative - not just in that sex is the act that brings children into the world, but also in the fact that sex improves the couple as individuals, which in turn improves society. Sex is a selfless gift of affection and devotion to another - but it is also good to enjoy the immense pleasure it brings. |
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Term
| What does Augustine say about marriage? |
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Definition
Marriage has three ends:
1) Procreation
2) Friendship
3) Image of the mystery of divine union (i.e. the trinity) - marriage as a holy sacrament
Pleasure is noticeably missing from this list, as Augustine viewed sex merely as a means to bear children and avoid lust. |
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| What does the Catholic church say about sex? |
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Definition
The Catholic Catechism emphasizes two functions of sex: the unitive and the procreative. They must be held in tandem.
Catholics also consider the resolution of simultaneous orgasm to be the moment marriage is officially consummated. |
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Term
| What does Torbjörn Tännsjö say about gender? |
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Definition
Against Sexual Discrimination in Sports
Tännsjö argues against sexual discrimination in sports, stating that it is crucial for the best person to win regardless of gender. He addresses the following arguments for segregation:
1) It's like separating weight classes
2) It protects women from male aggression
3) Women would be discouraged to be always defeated by men
4) Female and male sports represent unique, independent values
Tännsjö claims that both male and female sports represent the same values of athleticism, and he suggests that segregation should focus on performance rather than sex. He further suggests that sports should be adjusted to downplay male aggression and strength and promote more feminine values, such as inventiveness, creativity, and cooperation. |
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Term
| What does Pope John Paul II say about gender? |
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Definition
Mulieris Dignitatis
Pope John Paul II (drawing at times from Inter Insigniores) asserts that only men can be ordained as priests. Only a man can express the "masculine" role of giving the Eucharist to the church, who takes on the feminine role of receiving. This reflects Christ (through a priest) giving his body to the church as a bridegroom to his bride.
Thus Pope John Paul II draws a parallel between the Eucharist and sex, citing Mary Rousseau in saying that sex requires some masculine initiative and feminine receptivity (but not male domination).
In addition, the Pope points out that Jesus was male and appointed 12 men to be his apostles, and it was to them he commanded them to "do this in remembrance of me..." |
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| What does John Perry say about gender? |
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Definition
What About the Intersex Ordinand?
Perry considers the fictitious story of the Bishop of Baghdad who lost his genitals in a freak accident. Could he still be ordained, or has he lost his maleness? In observing Pope John Paul II's writings and other Catholic writings, Perry concludes that the Catholic church offers no clear definition of the "maleness" needed for ordination - whether it's appearance, biology, gender identity, or behavior. Thus it's currently impossible to say whether an intersex person could be ordained. |
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Term
| What's the difference between sex and gender? |
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Definition
| Sex refers to the physical body, while gender refers to one's inwardly felt identity as male or female |
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Term
| What are the possible determinants for sex? |
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Definition
1) Genitals (penis, vagina, clitoris)
2) Gonads (testes, ovaries)
3) Hormones (testosterone, estrogen)
4) Chromosomes (XX, XY, XXY, etc)
5) Secondary characteristics (body shape, voice, breasts, etc) |
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| What does John Corvino say about same-sex marriage? |
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Definition
Why Shouldn't Tommy and Jimmy Have Sex?
Corvino states that given the enormous benefits of sex, there would have to be one hell of a good reason to refuse it even to two men or women.
It can't be dismissed for being unnatural, as statistical rarity has no moral bearing. Gay desires are far from unnatural, being almost certainly determined from birth. And it is not unnatural to use parts of the body for something other than their intended purpose (i.e. the mouth can eat, talk, or lick stamps).
AIDS risk is higher for gay men, but lower for lesbians than straight couples. Statistical rates of higher promiscuity, depression, and suicide have more to do with discrimination than gay sex itself. And society will still continue to produce children regardless of gays (or celibates or infertile couples for that matter).
The Bible fails to condemn gay sex since most Christians do not accept every Biblical perspective - for instance, the commands against tattoos, bacon, usury, or Paul's advocation of slavery or misogyny.
Corvino concludes that most critics argue against gay sex on the basis of tradition. |
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| What does Richard B. Hays say about same-sex marriage? |
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Definition
Awaiting the Redemption of Our Bodies
Analyzing Biblical passages on gay sex, Hays discounts the story of Sodom and Gomorrah since it condemns pride and gluttony rather than gay sex. The Levitical commands clearly condemn gay sex, but it is unclear at this point whether they are moral laws or ritual laws - whether they have moral bearing or were merely prescribed as Jewish practice. Paul's condemnation of gay sex in the New Testament suggests the former.
Hays maintains that God created man and woman for each other, and that gay sex shouldn't be indulged any more than our other in-born sinful desires. We must abstain in awaiting the redemption of our fallen state - all of us.
There must be good reason the church has stayed this position for over 19 centuries. Regardless, gays should be accepted into the church, and even ordained provided they remain celibate. |
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| What does Jeffrey Siker say about same-sex marriage? |
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Definition
How to Decide?
Siker looks at two analogies: the alcoholic analogy and the Gentile analogy.
Many people view homosexuals as like alcoholics - born with powerful, in-born desires that result in sinful behavior. This is a dangerous analogy, however, as it suggests that gay sex is a harmful behavior to be overcome. On the contrary, it has apparently no negative consequences; and rather than being something to overcome, it's actually more harmful for homosexuals to force themselves into straight relationships.
Siker chooses to view homosexuals as like the Gentiles. The 1st century Jews believed Gentiles couldn't be welcomed to the church because of their failure to obey the Jewish law - however, God accepted them regardless of their lawlessness. In the same way, gays can be accepted into the church regardless of their unorthodox practices.
Siker adds that the Bible has no real say on the matter - the Levitical commands are part of the old law, and Paul was decrying pederasty, male prostitution, and sexual exploitation rather than gay sex itself. |
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| What is N.T. Wright's analogy of Biblical interpretation? |
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Definition
| N.T. Wright suggests that applying the Bible to modern issues is like reconstructing a missing fifth act from a Shakespearean play. Experts try to create something that carries the spirit of the first four acts as faithfully as possible in order to bring the story to a satisfying conclusion. |
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| What is Hays's method of Biblical interpretation? |
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Definition
1) Descriptive task - Read the text carefully
2) Synthetic task - Relate the text to the Bible as a whole
3) Hermeneutical task - Relate the text to other voices (i.e. tradition, reason, experience)
4) Pragmatic task - Apply the text to life |
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| What is the Wesleyan quadrilateral? |
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Definition
It posits four voices or "tomes" of truth:
1) Reason
2) Experience
3) Scripture
4) Tradition
Gay sex, for instance, seems to be condemned in Scripture and Tradition, but by most accounts, not Reason or Experience |
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| What does Albert Z. Carr say about business ethics? |
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Definition
Is business bluffing ethical?
Carr states that deception is an expected and necessary part of the "game" of business, comparing it to poker. Poker relies on deception to win, but none of it is considered unfair unless the rules of poker itself are broken (i.e. keeping an ace up your sleeve). It's okay to lie in business as long as you play by the rules of business. When making a business move, it is more important to consider strategy than morality. |
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| What does Andrew Piker say about business ethics? |
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Definition
Ethical Immunity in Business
Responding to Carr, Piker points out that the stakes are higher in business than in a game of poker - thus there is more potential for harm. Furthermore, while there is full consent of deception in poker, there is little to no such open consent in business. Ultimately, dishonesty leads to potentially getting caught and losing business, while honesty builds trust and strengthens business |
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Term
| Who wrote "The Coddling of the American Mind", an article about trigger warnings? |
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Definition
| Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt |
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Term
| Who recorded the podcast "Post No Evil", about Facebook censorship? |
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| Who wrote "Liberalism and Catholicism", about the liberal fear of Catholic theocracy post-WWII? |
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| Who wrote "Dignitatis Humanae", about the freedom to choose one's religious beliefs? |
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| Who wrote "Religious Liberty: Freedom of Conscience or Freedom of Choice?", about the difference between conscience and choice? |
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| Who wrote "Debating Religious Liberty and Discrimination", about avoiding religious privilege in law? |
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| Who wrote "Our laws make slaves of nature. It's not just humans who need rights", about the call to "legal naturehood"? |
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| Who wrote "Feeding People Versus Saving Nature", about justifying human loss for preservation of endangered species? |
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| Who wrote "The Context of Eco-Theology", outlining three categories of Christian ecology? |
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| Who wrote "Laudato si'", about the intrinsic value of nature? |
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| Who wrote "Answering to Future People: Responsibility for Climate Change in a Breaking World", about the possibility of a survival lottery? |
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| Who is featured in the Radiolab episode "The Rhino Hunter", describing the ecological significance of hunting? |
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| Who wrote "Peter Singer and Christian Ethics: Beyond Polarization", defending Christians as environmentalists? |
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Definition
| Charles Christopher Camosy |
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Term
| Who wrote "What Our Obligations to Other Animals Are Not", about the inequality of humans and animals? |
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Definition
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Term
| Who wrote "For I Was Hungry", advocating the support of farmworkers? |
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Definition
| The US Conference of Catholic Bishops |
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Term
| Who wrote "Fast Food: A Critical Theological Perpsective", positing fast food as a distortion of God's intended purpose for food? |
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Definition
| Steve Holmes, David Grummet, and Luke Bretherton |
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| Who wrote "Famine, Affluence, and Morality", about our obligation to the distant poor? |
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Definition
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| Who wrote "Remember the Poor: Duties, Dilemmas, and Vocation", comparing responsibility to the poor with the Good Samaritan parable? |
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| Who wrote "Evangelii Gaudium", calling for evangelization of secular culture in order to help the poor? |
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| Who wrote "Casual Sex", defending lust and casual sex as amoral? |
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| Who wrote "The Meaning of Sex", suggesting four inseparable purposes of sex? |
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| Who wrote "Being transgender and transgender being", about a transwoman's struggles with transgenderism? |
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| Who wrote "Against Sexual Discrimination in Sports", decrying sexual segregation in sports? |
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| Who wrote "What About the Intersex Ordinand?", considering whether intersex men could be ordained into Catholic priesthood? |
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| Who wrote "Mulieris Dignitatis", stating that only men can be ordained into Catholic priesthood? |
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| Who wrote "Why Shouldn't Tommy and Jim Have Sex?", defending gay sex as perfectly moral? |
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| Who wrote "Awaiting the Redemption of Our Bodies", about the Christian worldview opposing gay sex? |
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| Who wrote "How to Decide?", referencing the alcoholic and Gentile analogies to homosexuals in the church? |
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| Who suggested the Shakespeare's missing fifth act analogy of interpreting the Bible? |
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| Who wrote "Is business bluffing ethical?", comparing business to poker? |
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| Who wrote "Ethical Immunity in Business", advocating the importance of honesty in business? |
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| Who created "Cooked", a documentary series emphasizing the importance of taking time to cook your own food? |
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