Parents and Virtues - An Analysis of Moral Development and Parental Virtue

Informationen zum Autor Sonya Charles is associate professor in the Department of Philosophy and Comparative Religion at Cleveland State University. Klappentext This book considers what virtue theory can tell us about parenting in relation to both moral development and specific ethical dilemmas. It is of interest to those who work in virtue theory, applied ethics, and the ethics of parenthood. Zusammenfassung This book considers what virtue theory can tell us about parenting in relation to both moral development and specific ethical dilemmas. It is of interest to those who work in virtue theory! applied ethics! and the ethics of parenthood. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: What can virtue theory tell us about parenting? Part I: The Parental Role in Upbringing Chapter 1: Instilling Virtue Chapter 2: Parental Wisdom Chapter 3: Flourishing Part II: Parental Virtues Chapter 4: On the Immorality of Lying to Children about Their Origins Chapter 5: Shaping Bodies, Shaping Lives: Parental Authority and the Child's Future Chapter 6: Deciding to Become a Parent Bibliography About the Author

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• Authors: Sonya Charles, Sonya M. Charles
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2019
• EAN: 9781498550055
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-5005-5
• No. of pages: 146
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Philosophy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies, Ethics & moral philosophy, Sociology: family & relationships, Ethics and moral philosophy, Age groups: children, Sociology: family and relationships, Humanist & Secular Alternatives To Religion, Humanist philosophy