Liberalism, Childhood and Justice: Ethical Issues in Upbringing

ISBN-13: 9781529201635 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 208 str.

Tim Fowler

Opis

Fowler provides an innovative critical exploration of ethical issues in children's upbringing through the lens of political philosophy, calling for a radical new understanding of what constitutes wellbeing, the duties of parents and the collective obligations of state and society in guaranteeing children flourishing lives.

Spis treści

PART I: Children and Moral Theory 1 The Aims of a Moral Theory 2 What is a Child? PART II: A Distributive Theory for Children 3 The Currency of Children’s Justice 4 Welfare across the Lifespan 5 Priority, Not Equality, of Welfare PART III: Perfectionism and Upbringing 6 The Case against Neutrality 7 Understanding Perfectionism 8 The Implications of Perfectionism PART IV: The Rights and Duties of Parents 9 The Project View of Parenting 10 Distributing Parental Duties 11 Perfectionism and Parenting 12 Beyond Parents: Collective Duties to Children PART V: Distributive Implications 13 Children’s Distributive Outcomes: Equality of Opportunity? 14 Paying for Childcare Conclusion