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The special goods of childhood: lessons from social constructionism

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2017
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Giesinger, J. (2017). The special goods of childhood: lessons from social constructionism. Ethics and Education, 12(2), 201–217. https://doi.org/10.1080/17449642.2017.1314168

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To what extent does the common claim that childhood is ‘socially constructed’ affect the ethical debate on the ‘intrinsic’ and ‘special’ goods of childhood? Philosophers have referred to this kind of goods in their critique of overly adult-centred and future-oriented conceptions of childhood. The view that some goods are child-specific, in the sense that they are only good for children, not for adults, seems to presuppose an understanding of what children ‘are’, and how they differ from adults. However, if the social-constructionist v

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  • Giesinger, Johannes
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12

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2

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201

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217

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Childhood, social constructionism, ethics, special goods of childhood, intrinsic goods of childhood

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English

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1744-9642

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Giesinger, J. (2017). The special goods of childhood: lessons from social constructionism. Ethics and Education, 12(2), 201–217. https://doi.org/10.1080/17449642.2017.1314168

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