The ethics of parenthood / Norvin Richards.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Richards, Norvin, 1943- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parenting--Moral and ethical aspects.

Parenting.

Parent and child.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (295 pages)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Norvin Richards explores the moral relationship between parents and children from slightly before the cradle to before the grave. Richards maintains that biological parents do have a right to raise their children, not as a property right but as an instance of our general right to continue whatever we have begun.

Contents:

Introduction

The rights of biological parents

Who has parent rights?

Whose child is this?

Abuse, neglect, and the state

The autonomy of children

Raising a child

Moral education

Bad behavior

Loving one another

Having grown children

Filial obligations

The graceful exit.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed Sept. 7, 2010).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-988976-7

1-282-61361-8

9786612613616

0-19-977426-9

OCLC:

649479001