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Book SynopsisFowler provides an innovative critical exploration of ethical issues in children’s upbringing through the lens of political philosophy, calling for a radical new understanding of what constitutes children’s wellbeing, the duties of parents to promote children’s wellbeing and the collective obligations of state and society to ensure that children’s interests are promoted and protected.
Table of ContentsSection 1. A moral theory for children’s justice 1. Aims of a moral theory and methodology 2. What is a child? Section 2. Assessing Justice for Children 3. The currency of children’s justice 4. Welfare across the lifespan 5. Priority, not equality, of welfare Section 3. Perfectionist upbringing 6. Against neutrality 7. What is perfectionism 8. Examples of perfectionism Section 4. Children, Parents and Society 9. Parental rights 10. Parental duties 11. Perfectionism and Parenting 12. Beyond Parenting Section 5. Distributive implications 13. Children’s distributive outcomes: Equality of opportunity 14. Subsidising parents
