Liao, S. Matthew,

The right to be loved / S. Matthew Liao. - 1 online resource (273 pages)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Can children have rights? -- Human rights as fundamental conditions for a good life -- Being loved as a fundamental condition for children -- The possibility of a duty to love -- The duty to love : who has it and to what extent? -- Regulating biological parenting : the problem of possibly inadequate parents -- Children without adequate parents and the duty to adopt.

9780190234843 (e-book)


Children's rights--Philosophy.
Children--Philosophy.
Human rights--Philosophy.


Electronic books.

HQ789 / .L53 2015

323.3/5201