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The ethics of parenthood /

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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 w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Richards, Norvin, 1943-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Parenting > Moral and ethical aspects.
Rôle parental > Aspect moral.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Family Relationships.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Ethics & Morals.
Parenting > Moral and ethical aspects
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of 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.