What do we as a society, and as parents in particular, owe to our children? Each chapter in Taking Responsibility for Children offers part of an answer to that question. Although they vary in the approaches they take and the conclusions they draw, each contributor explores some aspect of the moral obligations owed to children by their caregivers. Some focus primarily on the responsibilities of parents, while others focus on the responsibilities of society and government.
The essays reflect a mix of concern with the practical and the philosophical aspects of taking responsibility for children, addressing such topics as parental obligations, the rights and entitlements of children, the responsibility of the state, the role and nature of public education in a liberal society, the best ways to ensure adequate child protection, the licensing of parents, children’s religious education, and children’s health. Taking Responsibility for Children will be of interest to philosophers, advocates for children’s interests, and those interested in public policy, especially as it relates to children and families.
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- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 305.23
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 22
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- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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- n-cn---
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- 9781554580156 9781554580736
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- HQ767.9
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- T336 2007eb
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- 1 electronic text (xxi, 184 p.)
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- Canada
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- CaOOCEL
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- (CaBNVSL)thg00604409 (OCoLC)236370642 (CaOOCEL)420967
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Table of Contents
- CONTENTS 6
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 8
- INTRODUCTION: Taking Responsibility for Children 10
- ONE: Raising Children: Who Is Responsible for What? 24
- TWO: Parental Responsibility 42
- THREE: Children, Caregivers, Friends 70
- FOUR: Parent Licensing and the Protection of Children 96
- FIVE: Responsibility and Children's Rights: The Case for Restricting Parental Smoking 120
- SIX: Political Liberalism and Moral Education: Reflections on Mozert v. Hawkins 136
- SEVEN: Education in a Liberal Society: Implications of Ross 162
- EIGHT: Could There Be a Right Not to Be Born an Octuplet? 180
- BIBLIOGRAPHY 192
- NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS 200
- INDEX 202
- A 202
- B 202
- C 202
- D 203
- E 203
- F 204
- G 204
- H 204
- I 204
- J 204
- K 204
- L 204
- M 204
- N 205
- O 205
- P 205
- R 206
- S 206
- T 206
- U 207
- V 207
- W 207
- Y 207
