{"product_id":"what-are-children-for-on-ambivalence-and-choice-hardcover","title":"What Are Children For?: On Ambivalence and Choice - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnastasia Berg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRachel Wiseman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA modern argument, grounded in philosophy and cultural criticism, about childbearing ambivalence and how to overcome it\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Becoming a parent, once the expected outcome of adulthood, is increasingly viewed as a potential threat to the most basic goals and aspirations of modern life. We seek self-fulfillment; we want to liberate women to find meaning and self-worth outside the home; and we wish to protect the planet from the ravages of climate change. Weighing the pros and cons of having children, Millennials and Zoomers are finding it increasingly difficult to judge in its favor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith lucid argument and passionate prose, Anastasia Berg and Rachel Wiseman offer the guidance necessary to move beyond uncertainty. The decision whether or not to have children, they argue, is not just a women's issue but a basic human one. And at a time when climate change worries threaten the very legitimacy of human reproduction, Berg and Wiseman conclude that neither our personal nor collective failures ought to prevent us from embracing the fundamental goodness of human life--not only in the present but, in choosing to have children, in the future.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnastasia Berg\u003c\/b\u003e is an assistant professor of philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She is an editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Point\u003c\/i\u003e, and her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e​, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Chronicle of Higher Education Review\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRachel Wiseman\u003c\/b\u003e is the managing editor of\u003ci\u003e The Point\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. Her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePoint\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.57 x 5.77 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 11, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51747972481312,"sku":"9781250276131","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fc9d5d58fb5d5f40f408210ed7bc0559.webp?v=1779902325","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/what-are-children-for-on-ambivalence-and-choice-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}