The Right to Be Loved
Published on 12. November 2015
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-0-19-023483-6 (ISBN)
Description
S. Matthew Liao argues here that children have a right to be loved. To do so he investigates questions such as whether children are rightholders; what grounds a child's right to beloved; whether love is an appropriate object of a right; and other philosophical and practical issues. His proposal is that all human beings have rights to the fundamental conditions for pursuing a good life; therefore, as human beings, children have human rights to the fundamental conditions for pursuing a good life. Since being loved is one of those fundamental conditions, children thus have a right to be loved. Liao shows that this claim need not be merely empty rhetoric, and that the arguments for this right can hang together as a coherent whole.
This is the first book to make a sustained philosophical case for the right of children to be loved. It makes a unique contribution to the fast-growing literature on family ethics, in particular, on children's rights and parental rights and responsibilities, and to the emerging field of the philosophy of human rights.
This is the first book to make a sustained philosophical case for the right of children to be loved. It makes a unique contribution to the fast-growing literature on family ethics, in particular, on children's rights and parental rights and responsibilities, and to the emerging field of the philosophy of human rights.
Reviews / Votes
The Right to be Loved will be a book of interest to philosophers and political theorists interested in grounding the rights of children. * Christian Perring, Metapsychology * The Right to be Loved is a wide-ranging, novel, interesting and thought-provoking book. I found much to engage with in the book and I am sure others will find the book equally stimulating. * Liam Shields, Journal of Moral Philosophy * A scholar of bioethics, Liao...addresses these questions in this pioneering work in the field of ethics and family life. Comprising seven interconnected essays on related themes, the book is lucid, well written, and compelling. By considering the fundamental conditions of human flourishing and what one needs to pursue a good life, the author makes a strong case for the right to be loved. * R. White, CHOICE * ...it is a worthy contribution to a vital debateLiao raises important questions, makes important arguments, and considers the views of others skillfully and fairly. Those interested in the issues discussed above will profit from reading this book. * George Rainbolt, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Online *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
480 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-023483-6 (9780190234836)
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S. Matthew Liao
The Right To Be Loved
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10/2015
1st Edition
OUP eBook
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S. Matthew Liao
The Right To Be Loved
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10/2015
1st Edition
OUP eBook
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Person
S. Matthew Liao is the Director of the Bioethics Program, Associate Professor in the Center for Bioethics, and Affiliated Professor in the Department of Philosophy at New York University. He is interested in a wide range of issues in ethics, epistemology, metaphysics, moral psychology, and bioethics, has two forthcoming edited volumes with Oxford University Press, Moral Brains: The Significance of Neuroscience for Morality and Philosophical Foundations for Human Rights (co-edited with R. Cruft and M. Renzo).
Author
Director of the Bioethics Program, Associate Professor in the Center for Bioethics, and Affiliated Professor in the Department of PhilosophyDirector of the Bioethics Program, Associate Professor in the Center for Bioethics, and Affiliated Professor in the Department of Philosophy, New York University
Content
Acknowledgements ; Introduction ; Chapter 1 Can Children Have Rights? ; Chapter 2 Human Rights as Fundamental Conditions for a Good Life ; Chapter 3 Being Loved as a Fundamental Condition for Children ; Chapter 4 The Possibility of a Duty to Love ; Chapter 5 The Duty to Love: Who Has It and To What Extent? ; Chapter 6 Regulating Biological Parenting: The Problem of Possibly Inadequate Parents ; Chapter 7 Children without Adequate Parents and the Duty to Adopt ; Conclusion ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index