The Moral and Political Status of Children
by David Archard (Editor), Colin M. Macleod (Editor)
ISBN-10: 0199242682
ISBN-13: 9780199242689
$220.00
Book Specs
Binding
Trade Cloth
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Published on
Nov 7, 2002
Edition
1st Edition
Dimensions
9.30x1.00x6.10 Inches
Weight
1.32 Pounds
About the Book
The book contains contributions from thirteen distinguished moral and political philosophers on the subject of children. These are new essays and are devoted to a subject that until recently has not been extensively discussed by philosophers. Too often philosophers restrict themselves to the consideration only of the relations between adults. Yet the topic of children is an important one for moral and political philosophy. Recent years have seen an increased concern with the needs and interests of young people. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child which accords a wide range of fundamental rights to children was adopted in 1989 and many states, including the United States and the UK, have subsequently ratified the Convention.