Parenting and the Goods of Childhood

What gives someone a moral right to parent? What role should the liberal state play in the creation of families? Are prospective parents allowed to create a child in a world facing a changing climate and full of parentless children? In this book, Luara Ferracioli defends a new theory of the moral right to parent by focusing on the special role of parents in creating the conditions for the flourishing of their children irrespective of whether there is a biological connection between them, and by explaining why the parent-child relationship remains valuable even after the child reaches the age of majority. Ferracioli also argues that although procreative and adoptive parenting enjoy equal moral standing, justice towards children requires that the liberal state make adoption more desirable and feasible for its citizens. Finally, the book provides a partial theory of childrearing which focuses on the goods of childhood that parents are primarily responsible for fostering: carefreeness, enjoyment-driven or curiosity-driven achievement, and friendship.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2023
Authors:	Luara Ferracioli (Associate Professor in Political Philosophy)
Dimensions:	210 x 140mm (L x W)
Pages:	192
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-761270-5
Categories:	Books
LSN:	0-19-761270-9
Barcode:	9780197612705

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