TY - JOUR AU - Pardosi, Milton T. AU - Maharani, Septiana Dwiputri PY - 2019/12/18 Y2 - 2021/05/18 TI - Max Scheler’s Axiological Study on The Action of Changing Genitals in Humans (Transsexual) JF - Abstract Proceedings International Scholars Conference JA - isc VL - 7 IS - 1 SE - DO - 10.35974/isc.v7i1.912 UR - https://jurnal.unai.edu/index.php/isc/article/view/912 SP - 1989-2003 AB - <p>One of the developments in modern science today is a surgery to change genitals in humans.<br>This has become an important issue in society because of the pros and cons. The most<br>opposed groups are religious groups. Some countries have legalized this action while others<br>have not. The backgrounds of people deciding to change their genitals are twofold: first,<br>because they feel they are in the “wrong body” where their behavior is contrary to the<br>genitals they have. Second, the development of genital devices is not perfect. That is why an<br>axiology study needs to be made on the decision to change the genitals in humans. Axiology<br>itself means the science or theory of the nature of values which investigates values in terms of<br>their nature, their size, and their metaphysical status relating to their usefulness. In axiology,<br>Max Scheler gave four levels of value, namely: (1) The value of “enjoyment” or “pleasure”<br>(agreeable) and “dislike” or “displeasure” (disagreeable); (2) The value of vitality or welfare<br>or life (vital feeling); (3) Spiritual values; (4) Holiness or holy value. Of the four values of<br>Max Scheler, it was found that the decision to change the genitals in humans does not have<br>the essence of any value except just the value of enjoyment or pleasure. That is, this kind of<br>action actually denies the nature of existing values. The value of enjoyment obtained through<br>sex change surgery is actually only “mortal” or for a moment enjoyment because it is<br>precisely the disappointment that appears at the end. It is just the lowest value out of four.<br>Therefore, the author suggested that those who feel themselves trapped in the “wrong body”<br>are better off doing psychiatric and religious therapy so that the nature of the values that they<br>have can be developed rather than making changes to the genitals.</p> ER -