The Purpose of Sex: Masturbation, Aquinas, & New Natural Law - John Corvino

John Corvino discusses the views of the 13th Century philosopher St. Thomas Aquinas and some of his intellectual heirs today—self-styled "new natural lawyers" like Robert George of Princeton—who provide the intellectual basis for much of contemporary social conservative thought. Dr. John Corvino, also known as the "Gay Moralist," is a writer, speaker, and philosophy professor at Wayne State University in Detroit. He is the author of What's Wrong with Homosexuality? and the co-author (with Maggie Gallagher) of Debating Same-Sex Marriage, both from Oxford University Press. Find the book here: http://amzn.com/0199856311. Video by Chase Whiteside. Read more at http://JohnCorvino.com. Dr. John Corvino, also known as the "Gay Moralist," is a writer, speaker, and philosophy professor at Wayne State University in Detroit. He is the author of What's Wrong with Homosexuality? and the co-author (with Maggie Gallagher) of Debating Same-Sex Marriage, both from Oxford University Press. Find the book here: http://amzn.to/ZuIF2A. Video by Chase Whiteside. Read more at http://JohnCorvino.com.