Book description
Fatherhood - Philosophy for Everyone
offers fathers wisdom and practical advice drawn from the annals of
philosophy. Both thought-provoking and humorous, it provides a valuable
starting and ending point for reflecting on this crucial role.
- Address the roles, experiences, ethics, and challenges of
fatherhood from a philosophical perspective
- Includes essays on Confucius, Socrates, the experience of African
fatherhood, and the perspective of two women writers
- Explores the changing role of fatherhood and investigates what it
means to be a father
- An ideal complement to Motherhood - Philosophy for Everyone
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2010)
Editors
Lon Nease
is a PhD student in the Philosophy Department at the University of
Cincinnati. He holds an MA in Philosophy from the University of
Kentucky, where he studied phenomenology and existentialism. Nease has
published on post-Kantian ethical theory.
Michael W. Austin is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at
Eastern Kentucky University. His primary interests are ethics and
philosophy of religion. His books include Running and
Philosophy (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007), Conceptions of
Parenthood (2007), Football and Philosophy: Going Deep
(2008), and Wise Stewards (2009).
Series Editor
Fritz Allhoff is an Assistant Professor in the Philosophy
Department at Western Michigan University, as well as a Senior
Research Fellow at the Australian National University's Centre for
Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics. In addition to editing the
Philosophy for Everyone series, Allhoff is the volume editor
or co-editor for several titles, including Wine &
Philosophy (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007), Whiskey &
Philosophy (with Marcus P. Adams, Wiley, 2009), and Food &
Philosophy (with Dave Monroe, Wiley-Blackwell, 2007).
