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Also by David Archard MARXISM AND EXISTENTIALISM: The Political Philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre and Maurice Merleau-Ponty (1980); Reprinted Gregg Revivals in Philosophy (1982) CONSCIOUSNESS AND THE UNCONSCIOUS: Problems of Modern European Thought (1984) CHILDREN: Rights and Childhood (1993, 2nd edition 2004) PHILOSOPHY AND PLURALISM (editor, 1996) SEXUAL CONSENT (1998) THE MORAL AND POLITICAL STATUS OF CHILDREN: New Essays (co-edited with Colin Macleod, 2002) CHILDREN, FAMILY, AND THE STATE (2003) 2000 YEARS AND BEYOND (co-edited with Paul Gifford, Trevor A. Hart and Nigel Rapport, 2002) PROCREATION AND PARENTHOOD: The Ethics of Bearing and Rearing (co-edited with David Benatar, 2010)

The Family: A Liberal Defence David Archard University of Lancaster, UK

© David Archard 2010 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2010 978-0-230-58059-6 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6-10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2010 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-0-230-29457-8 (eBook)

ISBN 978-1-349-36852-5 DOI 10.1057/9780230294578

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Contents

Preface

vi

Introduction

vii

1 The Nature of the Family

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2 The Right to a Family

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3 The Constitution of the Family

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4 The Ideal of the Family and the Ideal Family

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5 Just Families

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6 The Future of the Family

101

Concluding Thoughts

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Bibliography

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Index

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