Ethics in Light of Childhood

Contents

Contents Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 PART I. HISTORY 1. Three Enduring Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 PART II. THEORY 2. What Is Human Being? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 3. What Is the Ethical Aim? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 4. What Is Owed Each Other? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 PART III. PRACTICE 5. Human Rights in Light of Childhood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 6. The Generative Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 7. The Art of Ethical Thinking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 This page intentionally left blank ix I AM GRATEFUL for support and insight while writing this book from many colleagues and friends, including Don Browning, Marcia Bunge, Bonnie MillerMcLemore , Adrian Thatcher, Trygve Wyller, Pamela Couture, William Schweiker, Myra Bluebond-Langner, Daniel Hart, Daniel Cook, Lynne Vallone, Jane Siegel, Janet Golden, Carol Singley, Stuart Charmé, Charles Jarrett, Margaret Marsh, Barbara Bennett Woodhouse, Annemie Dillen, Bruno Vanobbergen, Keith White, Jerome Berryman, Catherine Bernard, Ian Evison, Elizabeth Marquardt, David Clairmont, Joe Pettit, Anandini Dar, Nyeema Watson, Ines Meier, Dianne Fabii, Brian Gallagher, Christine Evans, Rebecca Winterer, the seventh-grade class of Haddonfield Middle School, and the students in my courses on children. Thanks also to Richard Brown and the staff at Georgetown University Press. My greatest teachers are my parents, Geraldine and Tony Wall, and my wife Clare Leinweber and daughter Isabel Wall. Acknowledgments This page intentionally left blank ...