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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
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| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
David Archard; Colin M Macleod |
| ISBN: | 0199242682 9780199242689 |
| OCLC Number: | 48920142 |
| Description: | viii, 296 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Do children have rights? / James Griffin -- What rights (if any) do children have? / Harry Brighouse -- Children's choices or children's interests: which do their rights protect? / Samantha Brennan -- Becoming versus being: a critical analysis of the child in liberal theory / Barbara Arneil -- Special agents: children's autonomy and parental authority / Robert Noggle -- Autonomy, child-rearing, and good lives / Eamonn Callan -- Children, multiculturalism, and education / David Archard -- Answering Susan: liberalism, civic education, and the status of younger persons / Joe Coleman -- Silver spoons and golden genes: talent differentials and distributive justice / Hillel Steiner -- Equality and the duties of procreators / Peter Vallentyne -- Liberal equality and the affective family / Colin M. Macleod -- What children really need: towards a critical theory of family structure / Shelley Burtt -- Family, choice, and distributive justice / Véronique Munoz-Dardé. |
| Responsibility: | edited by David Archard and Colin M. Macleod. |
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Table of Contents:
Notes on Contributors vii
1. Introduction / David Archard and Colin M. Macleod 1
I. CHILDREN AND RIGHTS
2. Do children have rights? / James Griffin 19
3. What rights (if any) do children have? / Harry Brighouse 31
4. Children's choices or children's interests: which do their rights protect? / Samantha Brennan 53
5. Becoming versus being: a critical analysis of the child in liberal theory / Barbara Arneil 70
II. AUTONOMY AND EDUCATION
6. Special agents: children's autonomy and parental authority / Robert Noggle 97
7. Autonomy, child-rearing, and good lives / Eamonn Callan 118
8. Children, multiculturalism, and education / David Archard 142
9. Answering Susan: liberalism, civic education, and the status of younger persons / Joe Coleman 160
III. CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND JUSTICE
10. Silver spoons and golden genes: talent differentials and distributive justice / Hillel Steiner 183
11. Equality and the duties of procreators / Peter Vallentyne 195
12. Liberal equality and the affective family / Colin M. Macleod 212
13. What children really need: towards a critical theory of family structure / Shelley Burtt 231
14. Family, choice, and distributive justice / Véronique Munoz-Dardé 253
Further Reading 273
References 276
Index 289
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Publisher Synopsis
... provides a provocative philosophical contribution to the present theorization on children's rights. It is useful because, in a time when policy-wise children's rights are gaining increasing dominance, it presents perspectives that suggest potential theoretical and practical deficits. The presentation of different arguments helps to refine the reader's own views, whatever his or her theoretical or policy position. Contemporary Political Theory ... essential reading ... The book adds to the literature by moving certain debates forward, with more nuanced and often more challenging considerations of children's rights and autonomy. Contemporary Political Theory Each chapter in this volume makes a significant contribution to the literature on children's rights. It should be considered essential reading for anyone seriously concerned with the complex issues surrounding the moral and legal status of children. Philosophical Quarterly ... anyone interested in tackling the philosophical issues concerning children and parents would do well to consult this book. Political Studies Review The moral and political status of children and the rights and duties of parents are subjects that have enjoyed renewed political and philosophical interest in recent years, and this collection addresses the principal questions with admirable clarity and subtlety. Political Studies Review Read more...
