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Childhood in Liberal Theory - (British Academy Monographs) by Nicolás Brando (Hardcover)

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  • Children are systematically treated differently as political and legal subjects due to their assumed weaknesses, incapacities, and particular needs.
  • About the Author: Nicolás Brando is a Colombian philosopher working on childhood and children's rights, with a particular focus on theories of justice, children's rights, vulnerability, and the capabilities approach.
  • 320 Pages
  • Philosophy, Ethics & Moral Philosophy
  • Series Name: British Academy Monographs

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Childhood in Liberal Theory offers a novel perspective on the concept of 'childhood' and children's rights within the tradition of liberal theories of justice. Brando questions the strict opposition of childhood and adulthood as social categories, and proposes an Adaptive model of childhood as an alternative foundation.



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Children are systematically treated differently as political and legal subjects due to their assumed weaknesses, incapacities, and particular needs. How does this differential status fit in with the principles of justice that structure our society, law, and morality?

Despite the growth of philosophical research on childhood and children's rights during the last decades, there has been no systematic study on the moral and political status of children in liberal political theory. Childhood in Liberal Theory fills this gap, and offers a novel look at the concept of 'childhood' and children's rights within the tradition of liberal theories of justice. Brando proposes an ambitious deconstruction of the concept of 'childhood', and an Adaptive model of children's rights as the most apt way of including children within liberal discourses on justice.



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This book is a wonderful exploration of the important idea that there is something fundamentally unjust and wrong with treating children differently from adults. To that end Nico Brando challenges the presumptions of contemporary liberal egalitarianism in making that distinction, defends what he sees as the proper understanding of 'childhood', argues for the best way to accommodate children within a comprehensive liberal theory of justice, and shows what practical difference his own approach will make to the lives of children. This is a highly original, rich, thoughtful, and robustly argued contribution to the literature of moral and political theory devoted to childhood and children.-- "David Archard, Emeritus Professor of Moral Philosophy, Queen's University, Belfast"



About the Author



Nicolás Brando is a Colombian philosopher working on childhood and children's rights, with a particular focus on theories of justice, children's rights, vulnerability, and the capabilities approach. He is the Deputy-Director of the European Children's Rights Unit and a Derby Fellow at the School of Law and Social Justice, University of Liverpool. He was previously a Newton International Fellow at Queen's University Belfast. He has published widely on the capabilities approach, theories of childhood and children's rights, education theory, and global justice.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.2 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.35 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 320
Genre: Philosophy
Sub-Genre: Ethics & Moral Philosophy
Series Title: British Academy Monographs
Publisher: British Academy
Format: Hardcover
Author: Nicolás Brando
Language: English
Street Date: July 11, 2024
TCIN: 1004681483
UPC: 9780197267769
Item Number (DPCI): 247-06-1722
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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