PHI 2323 Lecture 2

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Same-sex "marriage" (cont.)

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Athenian Stranger	Justice Kennedy
same-sex relations are unnatural because they are not procreative (teleology again) we share nature with animals we should not fall below nature of animals animals "remain until the age for procreation virgin and unmarried" natural relations should be pursued in moderation: chastity in general is good	Man needs to define self definitions are evolving we set our own destiny
Appeals to fixed human nature	Makes claims at both a fixed and fluid human nature
"rules" that govern how we humans work/thrive parameters for flourishing (εὐδαιμονία, eudaimonia) There are consequences when these "rules" are broken	inconsistent

All of today's popular "hot topics" (gender, sex, etc.) all relate to the Philosophy of Man

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Papineau, David. "Confusions about Consciousness." Richmond Journal of Philosophy. Fall 2003.

Dualism vs. Materialism

Materialist says consciousness is nothing more than neural impulses in brain
- There is no self; "I" do not exist, only my brain
- Everything "felt" or "thought" is just a complex illusion of the brain