{"product_id":"the-routledge-handbook-of-the-philosophy-of-childhood-and-children-9780367733889","title":"The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChildhood looms large in our understanding of human life, as a phase through which all adults have passed. Childhood is foundational to the development of selfhood, the formation of interests, values and skills and to the lifespan as a whole. Understanding what it is like to be a child, and what differences childhood makes, are thus essential for any broader understanding of the human condition. \u003ci\u003eThe Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Childhood and Children\u003c\/i\u003e is an outstanding reference source for the key topics, problems and debates in this crucial and exciting field and is the first collection of its kind. Comprising over thirty chapters by a team of international contributors the \u003cem\u003eHandbook\u003c\/em\u003e is divided into five parts:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Being a child\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Childhood and moral status\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Parents and children\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Children in society\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Children and the state.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuestions covered include: What is a child? Is childhood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An excellent and timely collection. Individually the thirty-six chapters are authoritative and state of the art. Together they provide a comprehensive overview of the huge amount of recent philosophical work on children.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdam Swift, \u003cem\u003eUniversity of Warwick, UK\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"This volume provides an extraordinarily helpful starting point for philosophically informed conversations about children and childhood. The five sections are easily navigable, and the thirty-six original essays cover a remarkably broad domain of questions. Anyone teaching or writing on children will find this book to be an essential resource.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTamar Schapiro, \u003cem\u003eMassachusetts Institute of Technology, USA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eList of contributors. Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e, Anca Gheaus.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eBeing a child\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eChapter 1\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eEpistemology: knowledge in childhood, \u003cem\u003eFabrice Clément and Melissa Koenig. \u003c\/em\u003eChapter 2 Language and communication: evidence from studying children, \u003cem\u003eM. J. Cain\u003c\/em\u003e. Chapter 3 The science of the adolescent brain and its cultural implications, \u003cem\u003eSuparna Choudhury\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eand Nancy Ferranti\u003c\/em\u003e. Chapter 4 Art and creativity, \u003cem\u003eJonathan Fineberg\u003c\/em\u003e. Chapter 5 Philosophical thinking in childhood, \u003cem\u003eJana Mohr Lone\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cb\u003ePART II Childhood and moral status\u003c\/b\u003e. Chapter 6 The moral status of children, \u003cem\u003eAgnieszka Jaworska and Julie Tannenbaum\u003c\/em\u003e. Chapter 7 The value of childhood, \u003cem\u003ePatrick Tomlin\u003c\/em\u003e. Chapter 8 Childhood and well-being, \u003cem\u003eAnthony Skelton\u003c\/em\u003e. Chapter 9 Children’s rights, \u003cem\u003eRobert Noggle\u003c\/em\u003e. Chapter 10 Childhood and autonomy, \u003cem\u003eSarah Hannan\u003c\/em\u003e. Chapter 11 Paternalism towards children, \u003cem\u003eKalle Grill\u003c\/em\u003e. Chapter 12 The age of consent, \u003cem\u003eDavid Archard\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cb\u003ePART III Parents and children. \u003c\/b\u003eChapter 13 Reasons to have children – or not, \u003cem\u003eChristine Overall\u003c\/em\u003e. Chapter 14 The right to parent,\u003cem\u003e Anca Gheaus\u003c\/em\u003e. Chapter 15 The good parent, \u003cem\u003eColin Macleod\u003c\/em\u003e. Chapter 16 Parental partiality, \u003cem\u003eJonathan Seglow\u003c\/em\u003e. Chapter 17 The composition of the family, \u003cem\u003eDaniela Cutas\u003c\/em\u003e. Chapter 18 Parental licensing and discrimination, \u003cem\u003eCarolyn McLeod and Andrew Botterell\u003c\/em\u003e. Chapter 19 Ethical challenges for adoption regimes \u003cem\u003eJurgen De Wispelaere and Daniel Weinstock\u003c\/em\u003e. Chapter 20 Gender and the family, \u003cem\u003eAmy Mullin\u003c\/em\u003e. Chapter 20 Filial duties, \u003cem\u003eDiane Jeske\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cb\u003ePART IV\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eChildren in society. \u003c\/b\u003eChapter 22 Childhood and race, \u003cem\u003eAlbert Atkin\u003c\/em\u003e. Chapter 23 Childhood and disability, \u003cem\u003eGideon Calder and Amy Mullin\u003c\/em\u003e. Chapter 24 Childhood and sexuality, \u003cem\u003eSamantha Brennan and Jennifer Epp\u003c\/em\u003e. Chapter 25 Children and animals, \u003cem\u003eSue Donaldson and Will Kymlicka\u003c\/em\u003e. Chapter 26 What’s wrong with child labor? \u003cem\u003ePhilip Cook\u003c\/em\u003e. Chapter 27 The vulnerable child, \u003cem\u003eMianna Lotz\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cb\u003ePART V\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eChildren and the state\u003c\/b\u003e. Chapter 28 Childhood and the metric of justice, \u003cem\u003eLars Lindblom\u003c\/em\u003e. Chapter 29 Children and political neutrality, \u003cem\u003eMatthew Clayton\u003c\/em\u003e. Chapter 30 The costs of children, \u003cem\u003eSerena Olsaretti\u003c\/em\u003e. Chapter 31 Schooling, \u003cem\u003eGina Schouten\u003c\/em\u003e. Chapter 32 Children and the care system, \u003cem\u003eGideon Calder\u003c\/em\u003e. Chapter 33 Children and health, \u003cem\u003eHavi Carel, Gene Feder and Gita Gyorffy\u003c\/em\u003e. Chapter 34 Children and the right to vote, \u003cem\u003eLudvig Beckman\u003c\/em\u003e. Chapter 35 Children, crime and punishment, \u003cem\u003eChristopher Bennett\u003c\/em\u003e. Chapter 36 Children and war, \u003cem\u003eCecile Fabre\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eIndex\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018047979863,"sku":"9780367733889","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367733889.jpg?v=1750775463","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-routledge-handbook-of-the-philosophy-of-childhood-and-children-9780367733889","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}