PROCREATION AND PARENTHOOD by David Archard (Editor), David Benatar (Editor) ( 9780199590704 )

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Title:

PROCREATION AND PARENTHOOD
THE ETHICS OF BEARING AND REARING CHILDREN

By:

David Archard (Editor), David Benatar (Editor)

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OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

11 November, 2010

Pages:

208

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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.

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Producing and rearing children are immensely important human activities. Procreation and Parenthood offers new and original essays by leading philosophers on some of the main ethical issues raised by these activities. An Introduction supplies an accessible overview of the current debates. Individual chapters then take up particular problems such as: the morality of bringing people into existence; what limits there might be on a person's freedom to reproduce; whether human beings need to ensure that they only create the best possible children; whether there is a conflict between justice and parents' devotion of time and money to their own children; and, whether parents acquire their role because of their intention to do so or because they are responsible for bringing children into being.

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