Tensions and Applications

Pornography
1. the dangers
  1. Repressive desublimation
  2. Fear of true intimacy
  3. Voyuerism
    1. Trivialisation of rape
  4. Objectification
  5. Trophysim
  6. Due to neuroplasticity, regular use of porn can lead to an inability to achieve sexual satisfaction in real intimate situations
2. Why we should tolerate it
  1. Source of income for men and women
    1. can it be deemed exploitative if the men and women receive large amounts of money and are employed by choice
  2. consensual sex is legal, so we cannot ban an industry that makes its money from consensual sex
  3. avoiding tyranny of the majority
  4. respect conception
  5. correlation does not equal causation
North Korea, Hair styles
1. only 28 hairstyles for men and women
  1. subtle restriction of autonomy
Danish Cartoons
1. Intolerance begets intolerance or political incorrectness gone mad?
2. Distasteful danish cartoons perceived to be mocking Islam provoked riots
Ed Dobson
1. he is tolerant as he objects the the notion of homosexuality but accepts that it is a life choice, however he probably would reject gay marraige
WestBoro Baptist Church
1. Picketing soldiers funerals
  1. Mill's Harm principle
Permission Conception
1. French Law
  1. No expressions of faith in public attire - women not allowed to wear veils and burkas
2. English Law
  1. Sikhs allowed to not wear helmets when riding motorbikes

Resource summary

	Created by rlshindmarsh almost 11 years ago