Bibliograph

The right to be loved, S. Matthew Liao

Type

Label

The right to be loved, S. Matthew Liao

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-247) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The right to be loved

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

907652257

Responsibility statement

S. Matthew Liao

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

Can children have rights? -- Human rights as fundamental conditions for a good life -- Being loved as a fundamental condition for children -- The possibility of a duty to love -- The duty to love : who has it and to what extent? -- Regulating biological parenting : the problem of possibly inadequate parents -- Children without adequate parents and the duty to adopt

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