Ebook: Families of Virtue Confucian and Western Views on Childhood Development

Families of Virtue reads a range of thinkers and scientists, from ancient Greek and Chinese philosophers to contemporary feminist ethicists and attachment theorists, to articulate the critical role of the parent-child relationship in the moral development of infants and children. Arguing that philosophy can support our best empirical findings to shape effective policy, this book seeks to strengthen families, help raise happier children, and successfully address current moral problems. Early Confucian philosophers argue that the general ethical sensibilities we develop during infancy and early ...