Citation

Sassower R, Grodin MA. Pediatrician 1990; 17(2): 74-78.

Affiliation

Department of Philosophy, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, Karger Publishers)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2356168

Abstract

Philosophical questions are critical to a broader conceptualization of parenting and childhood maltreatment, whether it is neglect or abuse, because they allow a reconsideration of established institutional models and the constitution of alternative approaches. Examining five areas where philosophical discussion may change the conceptual approach of practitioners--epistemology, certainty, causality, ethics and aesthetics--this paper attempts to provide an agenda for future research and experimentation.

Language: en