The ‘Intrinsic Goods of Childhood’ and the Just Society

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I distinguish between three different ideas that have been recently discussed under the heading of ‘the intrinsic goods of childhood’: that childhood is itself intrinsically valuable, that certain goods are valuable only for children, and that children are being owed other goods than adults. I then briefly defend the claim the childhood is intrinsically good. Most of the chapter is dedicated to the analysis, and rejection, of the claim that certain goods are valuable only for children. This has implications about how a just society should trade off economic productivity on the one hand and goods such as play and unstructured time on the other hand.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationChildren's Well-Being
Subtitle of host publicationIndicators and Research
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages35-52
Number of pages18
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameChildren's Well-Being: Indicators and Research
Volume9
ISSN (Print)1879-5196
ISSN (Electronic)1879-520X

Keywords

  • Childhood Play
  • Good Adulthood
  • Good Childhood
  • Intrinsic Good
  • Moral Status

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