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The Whole Child: Restoring Wonder to the Art of Parenting
Seamus Carey
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Description for The Whole Child: Restoring Wonder to the Art of Parenting
Paperback. The Whole Child is a beautifully written book combining classic philosophical themes such as wonder and happiness with contemporary parenting virtues like courage, compassion, integrity, and discipline. Num Pages: 184 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBK; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
The Whole Child is a beautifully written book combining classic philosophical themes like wonder and happiness with modern parenting virtues like courage, compassion, integrity, and discipline. Seamus Carey uses anecdotes from his own experience as a parent, some amusing and some poignant, to illustrate philosophical concepts. The result is a rare work, as valuable to the serious student of philosophy as it is to Carey's fellow parents. Carey argues that parents need to rediscover the sense of wonder-the ontological depth-with which children experience life, and offers suggestions for how this recovery might take place. In so doing, Carey uncovers standards ... Read more
The Whole Child is a beautifully written book combining classic philosophical themes like wonder and happiness with modern parenting virtues like courage, compassion, integrity, and discipline. Seamus Carey uses anecdotes from his own experience as a parent, some amusing and some poignant, to illustrate philosophical concepts. The result is a rare work, as valuable to the serious student of philosophy as it is to Carey's fellow parents. Carey argues that parents need to rediscover the sense of wonder-the ontological depth-with which children experience life, and offers suggestions for how this recovery might take place. In so doing, Carey uncovers standards ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Weight
271g
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742514874
SKU
V9780742514874
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99-15
About Seamus Carey
Seamus Carey is assistant professor of philosophy at Manhattan College, with specialties in philosophy of the family and ethics. He is the father of two daughters and one son.
Reviews for The Whole Child: Restoring Wonder to the Art of Parenting
With intelligence, imagination, and insight, Seamus Carey uses the philosophical tradition to illuminate key personal and moral dimensions of parenting. The Whole Child is a book that will help us think more deeply and love more wisely.
Roger S. Gottlieb, author of A Greener Faith: Religious Environmentalism and our Planet's Future Seamus Carey's inspired book on the art of ... Read more
Roger S. Gottlieb, author of A Greener Faith: Religious Environmentalism and our Planet's Future Seamus Carey's inspired book on the art of ... Read more