Every aspect of having and raising a child leads to profound and challenging philosophical questions. The Philosophical Parent is a companion for parents and parents-to-be that explores the myriad worries that come with making and raising children. Kazez explores eighteen perplexities, arguing for a novel view of the parent-child relationship, with implications at every stage of parenthood.
Every aspect of having and raising a child leads to profound and challenging philosophical questions. The Philosophical Parent is a companion for parents and parents-to-be that explores the myriad worries that come with making and raising children. Kazez explores eighteen perplexities, arguing for a novel view of the parent-child relationship, with implications at every stage of parenthood.
Jean Kazez teaches philosophy at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. She is the author of The Weight of Things: Philosophy and the Good Life and Animalkind: What We Owe to Animals (both Wiley-Blackwell). A columnist, editor, and writer for The Philosophers' Magazine, she has also written articles and reviews for Philosophy Now and Free Inquiry.
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Introduction 1. Children Come from Us What's so special about having kids? 2. Life is Good Are babies lucky to be born or just the opposite? 3. Quantity Control Must we care about population statistics? 4. Quality Control Should we mess with nature? 5. In the Beginning What's going on in there? 6. A Child is Born Is labor pain simply awful? 7. Whose Child is This? Why do biological parents have prerogatives? 8. Nobody's Child Does biology really matter? 9. Parenthood's End What's a parent for? 10. First Decisions To cut or not to cut? 11. Still Life with Child Who's going to care for the baby? 12. Boys and Girls Is it OK to prefer a girl/boy? Should parents reinforce gender? 13. The One and the Many When must I contribute to group efforts? 14. Lies, Lies, Lies Should we ever lie to children...or for them? 15. Passing on Religion Should we raise children in our own image? 16. Letting Go What should we do for our grown children? 17. Going Home What should our grown children do for us? 18. Parenthood and Meaning Does parenthood make us better off? Acknowledgements Annotated Bibliography
Introduction 1. Children Come from Us What's so special about having kids? 2. Life is Good Are babies lucky to be born or just the opposite? 3. Quantity Control Must we care about population statistics? 4. Quality Control Should we mess with nature? 5. In the Beginning What's going on in there? 6. A Child is Born Is labor pain simply awful? 7. Whose Child is This? Why do biological parents have prerogatives? 8. Nobody's Child Does biology really matter? 9. Parenthood's End What's a parent for? 10. First Decisions To cut or not to cut? 11. Still Life with Child Who's going to care for the baby? 12. Boys and Girls Is it OK to prefer a girl/boy? Should parents reinforce gender? 13. The One and the Many When must I contribute to group efforts? 14. Lies, Lies, Lies Should we ever lie to children...or for them? 15. Passing on Religion Should we raise children in our own image? 16. Letting Go What should we do for our grown children? 17. Going Home What should our grown children do for us? 18. Parenthood and Meaning Does parenthood make us better off? Acknowledgements Annotated Bibliography
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