Why have children? : the ethical debate
Overall, Christine, 1949-2012
Book
In contemporary Western society, people are more often called upon to justify the choice not to have children than they are to supply reasons for having them. In this book, Christine Overall maintains that the burden of proof should be reversed: that the choice to have children calls for more careful justification and reasoning than the choice not to. Arguing that the choice to have children is not just a prudential or pragmatic decision but one with ethical repercussions, Overall offers a wide-ranging exploration of how we might think systematically and deeply about this fundamental aspect of human life.
Main title:
Why have children? : the ethical debate / Christine Overall.
Author:
Overall, Christine, 1949-, author
Imprint:
Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, [2012].©2012
Collation:
xiii, 253 pages ; 23 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [237]-245) and index.
ISBN:
9780262016988 (hardcover alk paper)9780262525299 (pbk)9780262525299 (paperback)
Dewey class:
176
Language:
English
BRN:
218476
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne Library | -Society | SOCIETY 176 OVER | Available |