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1、CONCEPTIONSOFPARENTHOODOurparentsoftenhaveasignificantimpactonthecontentofourbeliefs,thevalueswehold,andthegoalswepursueandbecomingaparentcanalsohaveasimilarimpactonourlives.InConceptionsofParenthoodMichaelAustinprovidesarigorousandaccessiblephilosophicalanalysisofthenumerousanddi
2、stinctconceptionsofparenthood.Issuesconsideredarethenatureandjustificationofparentalrights,thesourcesofparentalobligations,thevalueofautonomy,andthemoralobligationsandtensionspresentwithininterpersonalrelationships.Austinrejectsthe‘proprietarian’,‘bestinterestsofthechild’,and‘biol
3、ogical’conceptionsofparenthoodasfailingtogenerateparentalrightsandobligationsbutconsidersmoresympatheticallythe‘custodialrelationship’,‘consent’,and‘causal’conceptionsofparenthoodandultimatelydefendsa‘stewardship’conception.FinallyAustinexploresthe‘stewardship’viewforpracticaland
4、moralquestionsrelatedtofamilylifeandsocialpolicyregardingthefamily,suchastheeducationofchildren,thereligiousupbringingofchildrenandstatelicensingofparents.MikeAustin’simpressiveandimportantnewbook,ConceptionsofParenthood,helpsbringtocenterstageafundamentalsetofconcernsthatcontemp
5、orarymoralphilosophershavetoooftentreatedasmerelyperipheral,iftheyhavetreatedthematall:thoseissuesconcerningtherightsandresponsibilitiesofparenthood.Writtenwithararecombinationofphilosophicalacumenandcommonsensewisdom,Austin’sbookprovidesanadmirablyclearlayoutofthetheoreticalland
6、scapeandarguesrigorouslyandpowerfullyforavarietyofpotentiallychallengingconclusions.Thebookimmediatelybecomesrequiredreadingforanyoneworkingintheareaanddeservestobereadbyanyonewhowantstoseewhatgoodworkinappliedethicslookslikeandwhatitcanaccomplish.DavidBoonin,DepartmentofPhilosop
7、hy,UniversityofColorado,USAAustin’sthoroughandlivelyexaminationoftheethicalandconceptualissuessurroundingparenthoodstartswitharefreshinglyclearandunprejudicedlookatthecomplicationsposedbynewreproductivetechnologies.Austinproposesanaccountofparenthoodthatdependsonmoralrelationship
8、sratherthanbiologicalones,andgoesontodis
