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Becoming parents draws us into philosophical quandaries before our children have even been born. Why do most of us want to have children? Should we make new people, despite life's travails and our crowded world? Is adoptive parenthood just the same as biological parenthood? Once children arrive, the questions start to be a mix of the profound and the practical. Should we share our lifestyle with our children, no matter how unusual? Should we vaccinate and may we circumcise? Should we encourage gender differences? Tracing the arc of parenthood from the earliest days to the college years and beyond, Jean Kazez explores 18 questions for philosophical parents, applying the tools of philosophy and drawing on personal experience. The Philosophical Parent offers a novel account of the parent-child relationship and uses it to tackle a variety of parenting puzzles, but more than that, Kazez celebrates both having children and philosophical reflection. Her book provides a challenging but cheerful companion for thoughtful parents and parents-to-be.



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Jean Kazez

Jean Kazez is a writer and philosopher who lives in Dallas, Texas. She is the author of three books as well as an editor and writer for The Philosophers' Magazine. Her favorite sort of philosophy problem is a puzzle that forces you to think very hard, but that comes up in everyday life. Her books are full of such puzzles. She is interested in making headway on philosophical problems, but also in making philosophy readable and enjoyable. Aside from writing readable philosophy, she also teaches philosophy at Southern Methodist University.



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