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Motherhood : philosophy for everyone : the birth of wisdom / edited by Sheila Lintott ; foreword by Judith Warner.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Philosophy for everyonePublication details: Chichester, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 226 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781444324525
  • 1444324527
  • 1283407027
  • 9781283407021
  • 9781444324532
  • 1444324535
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Motherhood.DDC classification:
  • 173 22
LOC classification:
  • HQ759 .M873819 2010eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Navel-gazing at its finest: an introduction to Motherhood -- philosophy for everyone / Sheila Lincott -- 1. How many experts does it take to raise a child? Mothering and the quest for certainty / Sue Ellen Henry -- 2. Creative mothering: lies and the lying mothers who tell them / Amy Kind -- 3. Pro-choice philosopher has baby: reflections on fetal life / Bertha Alvarez Manninen -- 4. Kim, Ellen, and Zack's big adventure: lesbian mothers raising a boy steeped in his masculinity / Kim Anno -- 5. Days and nights of a new mother: existentialism in the nursery / Elizabeth Butterfield -- 6. Mindful mothering: how feminist Buddhist practices enhance experiences of beauty / Sheryl Tuttle Ross -- 7. A face only a mother could love? On maternal assessments of infant beauty / Glenn Parsons -- 8. Kevin, coming into focus: on getting to know my son / Laura Newhart -- 9. Making choices: the ethics of infant feeding / Chris Mulford -- 10. Lactational burkas and milkmen: on public breastfeeding and male lactation / Maureen Sander-Staudt -- 11. On "crying-it-out" and co-sleeping / Kevin C. Elliott and Janet L. Elliott -- 12. Natural childbirth is for the birds / Jan Baker -- 13. The off button: thought experiments and child control / Sara Goering -- 14. The virtues of motherhood / Nin Kirkham -- 15. The media proudly present: "Lessons" from celebrity moms / Clemence Due and Damien W. Riggs -- 16. God, mom! The blessings of breasts and womb / George A. Dunn.
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Navel-gazing at its finest: an introduction to Motherhood -- philosophy for everyone / Sheila Lincott -- 1. How many experts does it take to raise a child? Mothering and the quest for certainty / Sue Ellen Henry -- 2. Creative mothering: lies and the lying mothers who tell them / Amy Kind -- 3. Pro-choice philosopher has baby: reflections on fetal life / Bertha Alvarez Manninen -- 4. Kim, Ellen, and Zack's big adventure: lesbian mothers raising a boy steeped in his masculinity / Kim Anno -- 5. Days and nights of a new mother: existentialism in the nursery / Elizabeth Butterfield -- 6. Mindful mothering: how feminist Buddhist practices enhance experiences of beauty / Sheryl Tuttle Ross -- 7. A face only a mother could love? On maternal assessments of infant beauty / Glenn Parsons -- 8. Kevin, coming into focus: on getting to know my son / Laura Newhart -- 9. Making choices: the ethics of infant feeding / Chris Mulford -- 10. Lactational burkas and milkmen: on public breastfeeding and male lactation / Maureen Sander-Staudt -- 11. On "crying-it-out" and co-sleeping / Kevin C. Elliott and Janet L. Elliott -- 12. Natural childbirth is for the birds / Jan Baker -- 13. The off button: thought experiments and child control / Sara Goering -- 14. The virtues of motherhood / Nin Kirkham -- 15. The media proudly present: "Lessons" from celebrity moms / Clemence Due and Damien W. Riggs -- 16. God, mom! The blessings of breasts and womb / George A. Dunn.

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