Fatherhood - Philosophy for Everyone : the Dao of Daddy.
Fatherhood - Philosophy for Everyone offers fathers wisdom and practical advice drawn from the annals of philosophy. Both thought-provoking and humorous, it provides a valuable starting and ending point for reflecting on this crucial role. Address the roles, experiences, ethics, and challenges of fa...
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| Language: | English |
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Hoboken :
John Wiley & Sons,
2011.
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| Series: | Philosophy for everyone.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Editor's page; Series page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I THE IMPACT OF BEING A FATHER; CHAPTER 1: FATHER TIME AND FATHERHOOD; The Present Moment; Sterner on Returning to the Present; Clock Time and Experienced Time; CHAPTER 2: HOW FATHERHOOD WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE; The Meaning of the World in Heidegger; Immortality; The World of the Man-Child; Knocked Up; Stillbirth; After You, the World Will Always Be Empty; CHAPTER 3: THE BORN IDENTITY; Identity Transitions; Connection or Alienation?; I want to be involved; Rites of Passage.
- Daddy at LastPostscript; CHAPTER 4: FATHERHOOD AND THE MEANING OF LIFE; Part II ETHICS AND PARENTING STYLES; CHAPTER 5: IN VIRTUE OF UPBRINGING; On Ethical Choices; Aristotle on Character; Will-to-Power; Caring and Justice; Stacking the Deck; CHAPTER 6: DOES MY FATHER CARE?; Caring About Caring; A Face Only a Mother Could Love?; Tough Love: Paternalism as a Form of Caring; Paternalism is Not Justice by Another Name; Can My Dad Care Too Much?; The Importance of Tough Love; CHAPTER 7: HOW SHOULD I PARENT?; Father as Protector and the Baby Product Industry; Fatherhood During Infancy.
- Father as Gender EnforcerThe Role of the Father in Developing the Moral Child; Fatherhood and Parenting Styles; Child Temperament and Fathering Style; Teaching Our Boys to Be Fathers; CHAPTER 8: FATHERING FOR FREEDOM; Why a Philosophy of Fatherhood?; Role Responsibilities; Autonomy; Autonomy and Fatherhood; Conclusion; PART III KEEPING IT REAL; CHAPTER 9: REAL FATHERS BAKE COOKIES; Two Views of Authenticity; Being a Real Father; CHAPTER 10: MAYBE HAPPINESS IS LOVING OUR FATHER; Humanizing Ritual: Finding the Way to Say I Love You.
- Plato and Confucius: The Importance of the Father Son RelationshipThe Guide of Excellence: Making Sense of the Master; Making Sense of Virtue: Excelling at Relating; From Theory to Practice: Wisely Applied; Wisely Balancing Discipline; Conclusion: Building a Happy Family on Ritual, Excellence, and Wisdom; CHAPTER 11: AUTHENTIC FATHERHOOD; Authentic Fatherhood in Traditional Yoruba Thought; Yoruba Proverbs and Folktales; Yoruba Lessons for Contemporary Fathers; Conclusion: An Intercultural Understanding of Fatherhood; CHAPTER 12: THE HEART OF THE MERCIFUL FATHER; What is a Father?
- Fatherly Mercy as AttitudeMercy Enables Connection with Children; Mercy Strengthens Relationships; What Does Fatherly Mercy Look Like?; Part IV DILEMMAS FOR DAD; CHAPTER 13: SHOULD I LET HIM WATCH?; Y, E10+, G, Y7, eC, E, PG?; The Causal Hypothesis: Baby See, Baby Do; The Edification Hypothesis: I Learned Something Good from Watching Something Bad; The Catharsis Hypothesis: I'm So Mad I Should Pretend To Kill You; Conclusion: The Decision, Like Fatherhood, is Full of Ambiguities; CHAPTER 14: FATHERING FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE; Learning Difference; Against Ignoring Difference.