Paradoxes of Liberalism and Parental Authority

This book is a detailed examination of parental authority: what justifies and what are the proper limits of a parent's authority over her children? Dennis Arjo focuses on and criticizes attempts to answer these and related questions in the context of liberal philosophy of education. He also offers an alternative framework for thinking about parental authority that draws on recent philosophical work in Virtue Ethics, Care Ethics, and Confucianism that challenges some of the assumptions of contemporary liberal theory.

This book will be of interest to philosophers working in ethics, political philosophy and philosophy of education.

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: The Fiduciary Model and Its Limits
Chapter 2: Political Philosophy and Childrearing
Chapter 3: Child Psychology and the Case of Lawrence Kohlberg
Chapter 4: Beyond Liberalism

About the author

Dennis Arjo is professor of philosophy and chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Johnson County Community College.

Summary

This book examines recent attempts by liberal theorists to defend parental authority and the paradoxes that it poses. Dennis Arjo explores various topics within the philosophy of parenting such as education, discipline, and the right of parents to teach their own religious beliefs to their children.

Product details

• Authors: Dennis Arjo, Arjo Dennis
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2016
• EAN: 9781498506953
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-0695-3
• No. of pages: 212
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies, Social & political philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, Sociology: family & relationships, Ethics and moral philosophy, Age groups: children, Sociology: family and relationships