16. Father's Ideals and Children's Lives

  1. Lon S. Nease PhD, MA2,
  2. Michael W. Austin associate professor3
  1. Jeffrey Morgan PhD

Published Online: 13 AUG 2010

DOI: 10.1002/9781444324464.ch16

Book Title

Fatherhood - Philosophy for Everyone

Fatherhood - Philosophy for Everyone

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How to Cite

Morgan, J. (2010) Father's Ideals and Children's Lives, in Fatherhood - Philosophy for Everyone (eds L. S. Nease and M. W. Austin), Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444324464.ch16

Editor Information

  1. 2

    University of Cincinnati, USA

  2. 3

    Eastern Kentucky University, USA

Author Information

  1. University of the Fraser Valley, Canada

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 13 AUG 2010
  2. Published Print: 24 SEP 2010

Book Series:

  1. Philosophy for Everyone

Book Series Editors:

  1. Fritz Allhoff

Series Editor Information

  1. Western Michigan University, USA

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781444330311

Online ISBN: 9781444324464

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Keywords:

  • father's ideals and children's lives;
  • father impelling kids - to accept their conception of good life, acting paternalistically;
  • feminine term, “maternal,” a good quality, care, compassion and concern for others;
  • duty to respect, autonomy of adults - from duty to develop autonomy of children;
  • “force” implying brutality - child's own wishes or intentions, being ignored or disregarded;
  • happy or flourishing life - engagement in meaningful activities;
  • forcing one's children to participate in activities that Dad chooses - probably not being the best option;
  • children lacking maturity in making decisions - parents should then make the decisions;
  • child to acquire moral values - truth-telling, promisekeeping, care for others, justice;
  • paternalism being tricky - nobody wants a busy-body, sticking his nose into people's business

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