The Philosopher's child: critical perspectives in the Western tradition

Abstract

Part 1 Ancient children: Socrates's children, Gareth B. Matthews Aristotle's children - formation through Genesis, Oikos and Polis, Daryl Tress. Part 2 Modern children: Thomas Hobbes's children - the emergence of reason and the emergence of rights, Peter O. King John Locke's children, David Archard Immanuel Kant's children - Kant and the family, Arnuf Zweig John Stuart Mill's children - liberalism and the school of obedience, Susan M. Turner. Part 3 Twentieth-century children: Ludwig Wittgenstein's children, Phil Shields John Rawls's children - their moral status, Samantha Brennan and Robert Noggle.