The philosophical parent : asking the hard questions about having and raising children
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- ISBN: 9780190652609
- ISBN: 0190652608
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Physical Description:
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xi, 322 pages ; 22 cm - Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-314) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Children come from us: what's so special about having kids? -- Life is good: are babies lucky to be born or just the opposite? -- Quantity control: must we care about population statistics? -- Quality control: should we mess with nature? -- In the beginning: what's going on in there? -- A child is born: is labor pain simply awful? -- Whose child is this? why do biological parents have prerogatives? -- Nobody's child: does biology really matter? -- Parenthood's aim: what's a parent for? -- First decisions: to cut or not to cut? -- Still life with child: who's going to care for the baby? -- Boys and girls: is it okay to prefer a girl or a boy? should parents reinforce gender? -- The one and the many: when must I contribute to group efforts? -- Lies, lies, lies: should we raise children in our own image? -- Letting go: what should we do for our grown children? -- Going home: what should our grown children do for us? -- Parenthood and meaning: does parenthood make us better off? -- Acknowledgments -- Annotated bibliography -- Index. |
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Subject: | Child rearing -- Philosophy Parent and child -- Philosophy |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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Interurban Library | HQ 769 K346 2017 (Text) | 26040003199201 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |