The philosophical parent : asking the hard questions about having and raising children / Jean Kazez.
The philosophical parent : asking the hard questions about having and raising children / Jean Kazez.
The philosophical parent : asking the hard questions about having and raising children / Jean Kazez.
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New York : Oxford University Press, [2017]
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G 2018/1372
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English
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xi, 322 pages ; 22 cm
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Introduction -- Children come from us: what's so special about having kids? -- Life is good: are babies lucky to be born or just the opposite? -- Quantity control: must we care about population statistics? -- Quality control: should we mess with nature? -- In the beginning: what's going on in there?...
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New York : Oxford University Press, [2017]
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New York (State)
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[2017]
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"Having and raising a child forces parents to confront questions that can consume even the most dedicated of philosophers. For those for whom it is a choice whether or not to have children, even the question of whether it is right to have a child is perplexing and difficult. And, if you do have a child, then what do you do? What are your obligation...
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The philosophical parent : asking the hard questions about having and raising children / Jean Kazez.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-314) and index.
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Online version: Kazez, Jean. Philosophical parent. New York : Oxford University Press, 2017 9780190652616 (DLC) 2017007841
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G 2018/1372
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74VKVNA0QmRZ
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0190652608 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780190652609 (cloth ; alk. paper)
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649.1
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991024161961402626
