The Routledge handbook of the philosophy of childhood and children / edited by Anca Gheaus, Gideon Calder and Jurgen De Wispelaere.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gheaus, Anca, editor.

Calder, Gideon, 1971- editor.

Wispelaere, Jurgen de, 1970- editor.

Taylor & Francis.

Series:

Routledge handbooks

Routledge handbooks in philosophy

Optical Sciences and Applications of Light

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Philosophy.

Education.

Ethics.

Political science--Philosophy.

Political science.

Children--Philosophy.

Children.

Philosophy.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (440 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, [2018].

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Childhood looms large in our understanding of human life, as a phase through which all adults have passed. Childhood is foundational to the development of selfhood, the formation of interests, values and skills and to the lifespan as a whole. Understanding what it is like to be a child, and what differences childhood makes, are thus essential for any broader understanding of the human condition. The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Childhood and Children is an outstanding reference sourcefor the key topics, problems and debates in this crucial and excitingfield and is the first collection of its kind. Comprising over thirty chapters by a team of international contributors the Handbook is divided into five parts:· Being a child· Childhood and moral status· Parents and children· Children in society· Children and the state.Questions covered include: What is a child? Is childhood a uniquely valuable state, and if so why? Can we generalize about the goods of childhood? What rights do children have, and are they different from adults' rights? What (if anything) gives people a right to parent? What role, if any, ought biology to play in determining who has the right to parent a particular child? What kind of rights can parents legitimately exercise over their children? What roles do relationships with siblings and friends play in the shaping of childhoods? How should we think about sexuality and disability in childhood, and about racialised children? How should society manage the education of children? How are children's lives affected by being taken into social care?The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Childhood and Children is essential reading for students and researchers in philosophy of childhood, political philosophy and ethics as well as those in related disciplines such as education, psychology, sociology, social policy, law, social work, youth work, neuroscience and anthropology.

Contents:

part, PART I Being a child

chapter Introduction / Anca Gheaus

chapter 1 1Epistemology: knowledge in childhood / Fabrice Clément Melissa Koenig

chapter 2 2Language and communication: evidence from studying children / M. J. Cain

chapter 3 The science of the adolescent brain and its cultural implications

chapter 4 4Art and creativity / Jonathan Fineberg

chapter 5 Philosophical thinking in childhood

part, Part II: Childhood and moral status

chapter 6 The moral status of children / Agnieszka Jaworska Julie Tannenbaum

chapter 7 The value of childhood / Patrick Tomlin

chapter 8 Children and well-being / Anthony Skelton

chapter 9 Children's rights / Robert Noggle

chapter 10 Childhood and autonomy / Sarah Hannan

chapter 11 Paternalism towards children / Kalle Grill

chapter 12 The age of consent

part, Part III: Parents and children

chapter 13 Reasons to have children - or not / Christine Overall

chapter 14 The right to parent / Anca Gheaus

chapter 15 15The good parent / Colin M. Macleod

chapter 16 Parental partiality / Jonathan Seglow

chapter 17 The composition of the family / Daniela Cutas

chapter 18 18Parental licensing and discrimination / Carolyn McLeod Andrew Botterell

chapter 19 Ethical challenges for adoption regimes / Jurgen De Wispelaere Daniel Weinstock

chapter 20 Gender and the family / Amy Mullin

chapter 21 Filial duties

part, Part IV: Children in society

chapter 22 Childhood and race

chapter 23 Childhood and disability

chapter 24 Childhood and sexuality

chapter 25 25Children and animals / Sue Donaldson Will Kymlicka

chapter 26 What's wrong with child labor? / Philip Cook

chapter 27 27The vulnerable child / Mianna Lotz

part, Part V: Children and the state

chapter 28 Childhood and the metric of justice / Lars Lindblom

chapter 29 Children and political neutrality / Matthew Clayton

chapter 30 The costs of children / Serena Olsaretti

chapter 31 Schooling / Gina Schouten

chapter 32 Children and the care system / Gideon Calder

chapter 33 Children and health / Havi Carel Gene Feder Gita Gyorffy

chapter 34 Children and the right to vote / Ludvig Beckman

chapter 35 Children, crime and punishment / Christopher Bennett

chapter 36 Children and war / Cécile Fabre.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781351055987

OCLC:

1029621025

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.