Here are the details for the next USyd Postgrad Work in Progress talk: Speaker: Louise Richardson-Self
Title: Reading through Rainer Forst’s Reflections on Tolerance and Luce Irigaray’s Philosophy of Sexuate Difference Rainer Forst advocates a ‘respect conception of tolerance’. This conception demands that, while people are entitled to hold differing ethical beliefs, one is obligated to tolerate the practices of the other so long as their practices are not morally objectionable. Speaking to those with ethical oppositions, Forst says: “To tolerate them [the objectionable persons] out of respect is not to appreciate them or to have some kind of esteem for them. All that is required is the understanding that such a kind of ethical critique is not sufficient to draw the limits of toleration” (2004, 319). What does this mean for LGBTs seeking same-sex marriage? Forst believes that same-sex marriage cannot be objected to on moral grounds, but only on ethical grounds. Thus, LGBTs and the practice of same-sex marriage are to be tolerated. But is ‘tolerance’ the appropriate response to same-sex marriage (and, subsequently, homosexuality)? Can LGBTs make a stronger claim: That they and their practices are to be respected in the true sense of the word? I claim that Luce Irigaray’s philosophy of sexuate difference might prove that a legitimate objection component to same-sex marriage and homosexuality does not exist. Insofar as this is the case, the need for ‘tolerance’ disappears. What exist are instances of prejudice, which there is a duty to repudiate. As such, LGBTs can make a stronger claim to respect. Time: 4:30pm, Mon Aug 12 Location: Philosophy Common Room, Main Quad, University of Sydney Hope to see you all there, Simon Varey Postgraduate Colloquium Co-ordinator
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