Liberal states, authoritarian families : childhood and education in early modern thought /
Liberal States, Authoritarian Families sheds new light on longstanding questions in educational and political philosophy about the relationship between parents and children in a liberal state. Contemporary theorists argue that the family should be democratized to reflect the egalitarian ideals of th...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2021]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Liberal States, Authoritarian Families sheds new light on longstanding questions in educational and political philosophy about the relationship between parents and children in a liberal state. Contemporary theorists argue that the family should be democratized to reflect the egalitarian ideals of the liberal state, but Koganzon argues that this desire for ""congruence"" between familial and state authority was originally illiberal in origin, advanced by theorists of absolute sovereignty like Bodin and Hobbes. By contrast, early liberals like Locke and Rousseau rejected congruence, denying pers. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 208 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9780197568828 0197568823 9780197568811 0197568815 |