Justice, Education and the Politics of Childhood
Challenges and Perspectives
Editors: Drerup, J., Graf, G., Schickhardt, C., Schweiger, G. (Eds.)
Free Preview- Addresses issues surrounding the themes of equality and responsibilities for children
- Brings together scholars from philosophy, philosophy of education and medical ethics
- Includes the focus on questions concerning education and schooling
- Offers a comprehensive overview of current developments in the theoretical field
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This volume contributes to the ongoing interdisciplinary controversies about the moral, legal and political status of children and childhood. It comprises essays by scholars from different disciplinary backgrounds on diverse theoretical problems and public policy controversies that bear upon different facets of the life of children in contemporary liberal democracies. The book is divided into three major parts that are each organized around a common general theme. The first part (“Children and Childhood: Autonomy, Well-Being and Paternalism”) focusses on key concepts of an ethics of childhood. Part two (“Justice for Children”) contains chapters that are concerned with the topics of justice for children and justice during childhood. The third part (“The Politics of Childhood”) deals with issues that concern the importance of `childhood´ as a historically contingent political category and its relevance for the justification and practical design of political processes and institutions that affect children and families.
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- Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Constructing Children’s Rights
Pages 3-16
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Future-Oriented Paternalism and the Intrinsic Goods of Childhood
Pages 17-33
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Who Gets to Decide? Children’s Competence, Parental Authority, and Informed Consent
Pages 35-47
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Capacity, Consistency and the Young
Pages 49-64
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Eating Disorders in Minors and the Role of the Media. An Ethical Investigation
Pages 65-86
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Justice, Education and the Politics of Childhood
- Book Subtitle
- Challenges and Perspectives
- Editors
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- Johannes Drerup
- Gunter Graf
- Christoph Schickhardt
- Gottfried Schweiger
- Series Title
- Philosophy and Politics - Critical Explorations
- Series Volume
- 1
- Copyright
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing Switzerland
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-27389-1
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-27389-1
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-27387-7
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-80129-2
- Series ISSN
- 2352-8370
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXII, 253
- Number of Illustrations
- 1 b/w illustrations
- Topics