Motherhood - Philosophy for Everyone

• Considers salient philosophical issues relating to pregnancy, birth, babycare, and raising a child

• Chapters include 'The Days and Nights of a New Mother: Existentialism in the Nursery', 'The Media Proudly Presents:  Lessons' from Celebrity Moms', and 'The Off Button: Thought Experiments and Child Control'

• Contains work from diverse academic perspectives, including economics, psychology, education, English, sociology, women's studies, and theological studies, as well as from nurses and stay-at-home mothers

• Includes a foreword by Judith Warner, the New York Times columnist ('Domestic Disturbances') and author of Perfect Madness: Motherhood in the Age of Anxiety

Series Editor
Fritz Allhoff is an Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at Western Michigan University, as well as a Senior Research Fellow at the Australian National University’s Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics. In addition to editing the Philosophy for Everyone series, Allhoff is the volume editor or co-editor for several titles, including Wine & Philosophy (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007), Whiskey & Philosophy (with Marcus P. Adams, Wiley, 2009), and Food & Philosophy (with Dave Monroe, Wiley-Blackwell, 2007).