Synopses & Reviews
The book contains contributions from thirteen distinguished moral and political philosophers on the subject of children. These are new essays and are devoted to a subject that until recently has not been extensively discussed by philosophers. Too often philosophers restrict themselves to
the consideration only of the relations between adults. Yet the topic of children is an important one for moral and political philosophy. Recent years have seen an increased concern with the needs and interests of young people. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child which
accords a wide range of fundamental rights to children was adopted in 1989 and many states, including the United States and the UK, have subsequently ratified the Convention.
Synopsis
The book contains contributions from thirteen distinguished moral and political philosophers on the subject of children. These are new essays and are devoted to a subject that until recently has not been extensively discussed by philosophers. Too often philosophers restrict themselves to the consideration only of the relations between adults. Yet the topic of children is an important one for moral and political philosophy. Recent years have seen an increased concern with the needs and interests of young people. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child which accords a wide range of fundamental rights to children was adopted in 1989 and many states, including the United States and the UK, have subsequently ratified the Convention.
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references (p.[276]-287) and index.
Table of Contents
Introduction,
David Archard and Colin M. MacleodI. Children and Rights
Do Children Have Rights?, James Griffin
What Rights (If Any) Do Children Have?, Harry Brighouse
Children's Choices of Children's Interests: Which Do Their Rights Protect?, Samantha Brennan
Being versus Becoming: A Critical Analysis of the Child in Liberal Theory, Barbara Arneil
II. Autonomy and Education
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
III. Children, Families, and Justice
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