David Archard, David Benatar

Gebundenes Buch

Procreation and Parenthood

The Ethics of Bearing and Rearing Children

Beschreibung

Producing and rearing children are immensely important human activities. This collection offers new and original essays by leading philosophers on some of the main ethical issues raised by these activities. A clear introduction provides an overview of the current debates in this area while individual chapters focus on specific points.

Autor

David Archard has been Professor of Philosophy and Public Policy at Lancaster University since 2003. Before that he taught at the Universities of Ulster and St Andrews. He has published widely in applied moral, political and legal philosophy, especially on the topics of children, family and state; and sexual morality and the law. He is Honorary Chair of the Society for Applied Philosophy. David Benatar is Professor and Head of Philosophy at the University of Cape Town. He is the author of Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence (Oxford, 2006).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: OUP Oxford
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. November 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 390g
• ISBN-13: 9780199590704
• ISBN-10: 0199590702
• Artikelnr.: 35936783