Religious Upbringing and the Costs of Freedom: Personal and Philosophical Essays - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0271036796 ISBN 13: 9780271036793

Publisher: Penn State University Press, 2010

Synopsis

The essays in Religious Upbringing and the Costs of Freedom are the personal stories of philosophers who were brought up religiously and have broken free, in one way or another, from restraint and oppression. As trained philosophers, they are well equipped to reflect on and analyze their experiences. In this book, they offer not only stories of stress and liberation but ruminations on the moral issues that arise when parents and other caregivers, in seeking to do good by their children, sometimes end up doing real harm to their personal development and sense of autonomy as individuals.

In addition to the editors, the contributors are Raymond D. Bradley, Damien Alexander DuPont, Diane Enns, Paul H. Hirst, Amalia Jiva, Irfan Khawaja, Christine Overall, Tasia R. Persson, and Glen Pettigrove.

About this title

About the Authors

Peter Caws is University Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Human Sciences at George Washington University.

Stefani Jones earned her master’s degree in philosophy and doctorate in human sciences at George Washington University. She is now employed in the IT industry.

Edition details

• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0271036796
• ISBN 13: 9780271036793
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Caws Peter, Jones Stefani