Motherhood - Philosophy for Everyone

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The complex world of motherhood is here unveiled. Covering issuesranging from whether we should occasionally lie to our children, tothe unexpected challenges and complications of being a mother,Motherhood - Philosophy for Everyone offersinsightful, serious but often humorous essays that can be enjoyedby everyone - including husbands and fathers. * Considers salient philosophical issues relating to pregnancy,birth, babycare, and raising a child * Chapters include "The Days and Nights of a New Mother:Existentialism in the Nursery", "The Media Proudly Presents: Lessons' from Celebrity Moms", and "The Off Button: ThoughtExperiments and Child Control" * Contains work from diverse academic perspectives, includingeconomics, psychology, education, English, sociology, women'sstudies, and theological studies, as well as from nurses andstay-at-home mothers * Includes a foreword by Judith Warner, the New York Timescolumnist ("Domestic Disturbances") and author of PerfectMadness: Motherhood in the Age of Anxiety

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"This book opens the doors about Motherhood and covers a range ofissues mother's face in a refreshing and thought provoking way."(Motherhoodsupport.com, 22 March 2011) "The series editors were ... smart to divide it into two volumesinstead of creating a single book on parenting in general. Whilethere are many questions that apply to the parent role in itself,half the fun is the opportunity for the authors and readers toconsider what issues might be thought of as unique to oneparticular parental role versus another. One of the virtues ofthese collections is how they demonstrate the ways in which thestudy of philosophy can really assist us in addressing concretedilemmas. Measuring the success of collections like these turns onwhat you expect from them, and I think these two pull it off. Thearticles are well-written, touches of humour are sprinkledthroughout, and the authors can translate complex philosophicaltheories into a readable format. They apply their work to questionsthat matter, and even when you don't agree with what they say,there's enough substance here to create an interesting discussion."(The Philosopher's Magazine, 23 March 2011) "Subtitled "The Birth of Wisdom", a new book called Motherhood:Philosophy For Everyone calls for a more pragmatic approach tobeing a mum, in which we are not constantly comparing ourselves toothers." (Family Interest, December 2010) "An unusual look at motherhood by several philosophers, whichcovers ground-such as whether it is ever acceptable to lie to yourchildren- not often explored in maternity books. Thoughtprovoking." (Mother and Baby, December 2010)
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