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Pobreza De Espírito? Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe E A Crítica Ao Nacional-Espiritualismo De Heidegger., Andre De Macedo Duarte
Pobreza De Espírito? Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe E A Crítica Ao Nacional-Espiritualismo De Heidegger., Andre De Macedo Duarte
Andre de Macedo Duarte
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Children's Oppression, Rights And Liberation, Samantha Godwin
Children's Oppression, Rights And Liberation, Samantha Godwin
Samantha Godwin
This paper advances a radical and controversial analysis of the legal status of children. I argue that the denial of equal rights and equal protection to children under the law is inconsistent with liberal and progressive beliefs about social justice and fairness. In order to do this I first situate children’s legal and social status in its historical context, examining popular assumptions about children and their rights, and expose the false necessity of children’s current legal status. I then offer a philosophical analysis for why children’s present subordination is unjust, and an explanation of how society could be sensibly and …