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Zusatztext The belief that parents have a right to raise their children within a religious tradition – be it in school or outside – is widely assumed to be correct. But is it? John Tillson presents a careful, well-crafted case for a conclusion many will find a shocking. Tillson has the virtue of writing in an engaging, accessible way. This is a valuable contribution to an important debate. It is a book that nicely illustrates how analytic philosophy can both effectively challenge received wisdom and generate conclusions that have significant, real-life consequences. Informationen zum Autor John Tillson is Senior Lecturer of Philosophy of Education at Liverpool Hope University, UK. He is the author of Children, Religion and the Ethics of Influence (Bloomsbury 2019). Klappentext In Children, Religion and the Ethics of Influence , John Tillson develops a theory concerning which kinds of formative influence are morally permissible, impermissible or obligatory. Applying this theory to the case of religion, he argues that religious initiation in childhood is morally impermissible whether conducted by parents, teachers or others. Tillson addresses questions such as: how we come to have the ethical responsibilities we do, how we understand religion, how ethical and religious commitments can be justified, and what makes children ethically special. Vorwort A philosophical study arguing that religious initiation is morally wrong whether conducted by parents, teachers or others. Zusammenfassung In Children, Religion and the Ethics of Influence , John Tillson develops a theory concerning which kinds of formative influence are morally permissible, impermissible or obligatory. Applying this theory to the case of religion, he argues that religious initiation in childhood is morally impermissible whether conducted by parents, teachers or others. Tillson addresses questions such as: how we come to have the ethical responsibilities we do, how we understand religion, how ethical and religious commitments can be justified, and what makes children ethically special. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction2. The Sources of Parental and Extra-Parental Responsibility3. The Content of Parental and Extra-Parental Responsibility4. Those Respects in which People Can Be Formatively Influenced5. What Forms Can and Should Influence Take?6. A Theory of Ethical Influence7. The Nature of Religion8. The Status of Religion9. How Children Ought to Be Formatively Influenced, with Respect to Religion(S)ReferencesIndex...
