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Locke and the Rights of Children
Title: Locke and the Rights of Children
Category: Law & Government / Government & Politics
Details: Words: 1771 | Pages: 7.5 (approximately 235 words/page)
Locke and the Rights of Children
Locke and the Rights of Children
Locke firmly denies Filmer's theory that it is morally
permissible for parents to treat their children however they please:
"They who allege the Practice of Mankind, for exposing or selling
their Children, as a Proof of their Power over them, are with Sir Rob.
happy Arguers, and cannot but recommend their Opinion by founding it
on the most shameful Action, and most unnatural Murder, humane Nature
is capable of." (…showed first 75 words of 1771 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1771 total…rational, but also virtuous. If this
view turns out to be right - and I am not sure that it is - our whole
understanding of classical liberalism may change. In particular,
classical liberal theories that try to address only political
philosophy, remaining silent on all other questions, will turn out to
be wrong. As might be expected, the anamolous case of childrens'
rights raises new and serious questions about the ultimate
justification of a liberal order.
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