Mad Mothers, Bad Mothers, and What a "Good" Mother Would Do : the Ethics of Ambivalence /
When a mother kills her child, we call her a bad mother, but, as this book shows, even mothers who intend to do their children harm are not easily categorised as 'mad' or 'bad'. The maternal example is particularly instructive for ethical theory, highlighting the dynamics of huma...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
2014.
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| Online Access: | Full text (Emerson users only) Full text (Emmanuel users only) Full text (NECO users only) Full text (MCPHS users only) Access E-Book Full text (Wentworth users only) |
| Summary: | When a mother kills her child, we call her a bad mother, but, as this book shows, even mothers who intend to do their children harm are not easily categorised as 'mad' or 'bad'. The maternal example is particularly instructive for ethical theory, highlighting the dynamics of human interdependence while also affirming separate interests. This book focuses on maternal ambivalence and its morally productive role in reinforcing the divergence between oneself and others, helping to recognise the particularities of situation, and negotiating the difference between one's own needs and the desires of others. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (267 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780231537223 0231537220 9780231166744 0231166745 0231166753 9780231166751 |