Description
This book argues for increased recognition of pregnancy, birthing and childrearing as social activities.
About the Author
Amy Mullin is Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Toronto.
Reviews
'This book brings a feminist philosophical perspective to issues of pregnancy and childcare. It will make a contribution to the growing philosophical literature on parent-child relationships, to feminist philosophy and to work on the embodied self. As well, the book will break new ground and stake out pregnancy and childcare as a topic for further philosophical work. Any such work will be sure to cite Mullin's book. There is nothing else like it.' Samantha Brennan, University of Western Ontario
'Mullin's work is highly interdisciplinary while her voice remains decidedly philosophical. This makes her text a valuable contribution to the philosophical literature on pregnancy and motherhood (which has tended to be quite abstract) and to the quickly growing empirical literature on these topics (which has tended to be light on the kind of conceptual analysis and ethical theory that a philosopher can bring to the topic).' Rebecca Kukla, Georgetown University
'Mullin's discussion of childcare is extremely illuminating and persuasive. ... a really fine book. It is hard for me to think of anyone who wouldn't benefit from reading it.' Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
Book Information
ISBN 9780521605861
Author Amy Mullin
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 305g
Dimensions(mm) 227mm * 151mm * 20mm