Presents a defence of the humane, liberal life. Tackling questions, such as how do we raise good children? and featuring examples, this book asks us to re-evaluate the liberal tradition of thinking about morality. It argues that children should learn about right and wrong, and respect for others. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 380. . 2006. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: The War for Children's Minds
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2006
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0415378559
ISBN 13: 9780415378550
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New

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Behind headlines on the conflict in Iraq and global terrorism, a much deeper battle is raging over children and the values they should adopt. Political and religious leaders including Blair and Bush have been joined by the popular press in Enlightenment-bashing and bitter attacks on `liberal parenting calling for a return to authority and religious tradition.
How do we raise good children? How do we make good citizens? In defiant yet acute fashion, Stephen Law urges us to re-evaluate the liberal tradition of thinking about morality. Tackling authoritarian rhetoric head-on, he argues that children should learn about right and wrong, and respect for others, but that their education should be grounded in the hard-won values of the Enlightenment. Taking on neo-conservatives and religious and media commentators, The War for Children‘s Minds is a candid and controversial call for a liberal, philosophically informed approach to raising children.
A staunch defence of the humane, liberal life, The War for Children‘s Minds is a much-needed guide to an urgent moral conundrum.

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