The Puzzle of Parental Partiality Reflections on How Not to Be a Hypocrite: School Choice for the Morally Perplexed Parent  

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MacLeod, Colin M.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Theory and Research in Education vol. 2 no. 3 (Nov. 2004), page 309–321.
Topik: Adam Swift; children; equality of opportunity; parental partiality; private school
Fulltext: 309TRE23.pdf (83.21KB)

Isi artikel

In this article, I offer a response to Adam Swift's book, How Not to be A Hypocrite: School Choice for the Morally Perplexed Parent, by developing some reflections on the nature, value and limits of parental partiality. I address two main issues. First, I consider the issue of how we should interpret the character and value of parental partiality. I argue that treating parental partiality as a kind of disposition helps to illuminate its distinctive value and also explains why we tend to judge some illegitimate expressions of partiality more harshly than others. Second, I examine one of the justifications Swift views as valid for sending children to private school. I criticize Swift's contention that parents can be justified in sending children to private schools in order to secure for them a 'fair chance in life'.

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