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"Although individual parents face different issues, Sonya Charles believes most parents want their children to be good people who are happy in their adult lives. Parents and Virtues: An Analysis of Moral Development and Parental Virtue starts with the question of how parents can raise their chi...
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Lexington Books,
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| Publisher Address: | Lanham, Maryland : |
| Publication Dates: | [2019] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"Although individual parents face different issues, Sonya Charles believes most parents want their children to be good people who are happy in their adult lives. Parents and Virtues: An Analysis of Moral Development and Parental Virtue starts with the question of how parents can raise their child to be a moral and flourishing person. At first glance, readers might think this question is better left to psychologists rather than philosophers. The author proposes that Aristotle's ethical theory (known as virtue theory) has much to say on this issue. Aristotle asks how we become moral people and how that relates to leading a good life. In other words, his motivating questions are very similar to the goals parents have for their children. The first part of this book details what the basic components of Aristotle's theory can tell us about parenting. In the second part, the focus shifts to consider some issues that present potential moral dilemmas for parents and discuss whether there are specific virtues we may want to use to guide parental actions. Parents and Virtues will be of particular value to scholars and students working in the ethics of parenthood, virtue theory, and bioethics." -- Back cover. |
| Carrier Form: | xiii, 131 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-128) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781498550055 1498550053 |
| Index Number: | HQ769 |
| CLC: | C913.11 |
| Call Number: | C913.11/C477 |