BEING FAIR TO THE FAIRNESS ARGUMENT FOR SAME-SEX MARRIAGE. Issue 41 (14th September 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sartorelli, Joseph
• Is Part Of: Think. Volume 14:Issue 41(2015)
• Page Start: 73
• Page End: 80
• Publication Date: 2015-09-14
• Subjects: Philosophy -- Periodicals; 105
• DOI: 10.1017/S1477175615000305
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1477-1756

Abstract

Abstract : According to the fairness argument, same-sex marriage must be permitted because without it there would not be equal treatment for homosexuals and heterosexuals. In ( THINK 36), Piers Benn holds that the argument does eventually deliver this conclusion, but not as readily as intuitively appears. He concludes that some conservative points against same-sex marriage achieve at least a stand-off from the point of view of the argument. I argue that he accords the conservative points much more significance than they actually deserve and misconstrues the metaphysical dimension that is an important part of how the fairness argument operates.