Cheshire Calhoun

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Cheshire Calhoun is Professor of Philosophy at Arizona State University and research professor at the Center for the Philosophy of Freedom at the University of Arizona. She is best known for her work in feminist philosophy as well as writing on gay and lesbian philosophy and the morality of same-sex marriage.

Calhoun argues for same-sex marriage—and against the United States' Defense of Marriage Act—on the basis that equal access to the institution of marriage for homosexual and heterosexual people is the only way to guarantee equal citizenship and societal worth for lesbian and gay people.

In 2014, she was elected as the board chair of the American Philosophical Association where she has previously served on the executive committee for the A
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Average rating: 3.52 · 58 ratings · 6 reviews · 6 distinct works
Feminism, the Family, and t...

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