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  • 1University of Mary, Bismark, North Dakota, USA.

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|March 15, 2005
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Virtue requires right desire. For married homosexuals, this may involve reorientation therapy to foster heterosexual desire, though the obligation is limited due to potential burdens and effectiveness concerns.

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Area of Science:

  • Ethics
  • Psychology
  • Virtue Ethics

Background:

  • Virtue ethics emphasizes right choice, behavior, and emotions.
  • Homosexual desire, irrespective of behavior, is considered contrary to virtue.
  • The completion of virtue necessitates aligning desires with moral ideals.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the role of homosexual desire within virtue ethics.
  • To determine the implications of homosexual desire for moral obligations.
  • To assess the potential role of reorientation therapy in achieving virtuous desire.

Main Methods:

  • Philosophical analysis of virtue ethics principles.
  • Conceptual examination of homosexual desire and its moral status.
  • Evaluation of reorientation therapy in the context of moral obligation.
Keywords:
Mental Health TherapiesPhilosophical ApproachReligious ApproachThomas Aquinas

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Main Results:

  • Homosexual desire conflicts with the virtue ideal of right desire.
  • For those married or planning marriage, right desire includes heterosexual desire for a spouse.
  • Reorientation therapy may be recommended but is limited by burden and effectiveness.

Conclusions:

  • Married homosexuals or those planning marriage may have a limited moral obligation to pursue reorientation therapy.
  • The pursuit of virtue may, in specific circumstances, recommend reorientation therapy.
  • The moral obligation is contingent on the potential benefits and burdens of therapy.