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Titolo: |
Fatherhood [[electronic resource] ] : philosophy for everyone : the Dao of daddy / / edited by Lon Nease and Michael W. Austin ; foreword by Adrienne Burgess
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Pubblicazione: | Malden, Mass., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
Disciplina: | 173 |
Soggetto topico: | Fatherhood |
Philosophy | |
Altri autori: |
NeaseLon
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Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Nota di contenuto: | FATHERHOOD PHILOSOPHY FOR EVERYONE; CONTENTS; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Fathering the Idea; PART I THE IMPACT OF BEING A FATHER; 1 Father Time and Fatherhood; 2 How Fatherhood Will Change Your Life; 3 The Born Identity: Becoming Daddy; 4 Fatherhood and the Meaning of Life; PART II ETHICS AND PARENTING STYLES; 5 In Virtue of Upbringing: The Art of Raising a Good Person; 6 Does My Father Care? Paternalism, Care Ethics, and Fatherhood; 7 How Should I Parent? Fathering That's Fun and Effective; 8 Fathering for Freedom; PART III KEEPING IT REAL: Authentic Fatherhood |
9 Real Fathers Bake Cookies10 Maybe Happiness is Loving Our Father: Confucius and the Rituals of Dad; 11 Authentic Fatherhood: A Traditional Yoruba-African Understanding; 12 The Heart of the Merciful Father; PART IV DILEMMAS FOR DAD; 13 Should I Let Him Watch? A Father's Philosophical Perspective on Popular Media; 14 Fathering for Social Justice: Raising Children with Open Eyes and Open Minds; 15 Like Father Like Son? Challenges in the Father-Son Relationship; 16 Father's Ideals and Children's Lives; 17 Dads and Daughters: Wisdom for a Winding Road; Appendix A: Cookie Recipes for Dads | |
Appendix B: Wisdom of YouthNotes on Contributors | |
Sommario/riassunto: | Fatherhood - Philosophy for Everyone offers fathers wisdom and practical advice drawn from the annals of philosophy. Both thought-provoking and humorous, it provides a valuable starting and ending point for reflecting on this crucial role. Address the roles, experiences, ethics, and challenges of fatherhood from a philosophical perspectiveIncludes essays on Confucius, Socrates, the experience of African fatherhood, and the perspective of two women writersExplores the changing role of fatherhood and investigates what it means to be a fatherAn ideal compl |
Titolo autorizzato: | Fatherhood ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-283-40701-9 |
9786613407016 | |
1-4443-2446-2 | |
1-4443-2447-0 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910830221403321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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