Why children need to be loved

Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy 15 (3):347-358 (2012)
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I have argued elsewhere that children have a moral right to be loved. Mhairi Cowden challenges my arguments. Among other things, Cowden believes that children do not need to be loved. In this paper, I explain why Cowden’s arguments fail and offer additional evidence for why children need to be loved.

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10.1080/13698230.2012.679422

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The right of children to be loved.S. Matthew Liao - 2006 - Journal of Political Philosophy 14 (4):420–440.
What’s love got to do with it? Why a child does not have a right to be loved.Mhairi Cowden - 2012 - Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy 15 (3):325-345.
The idea of a duty to love.S. Matthew Liao - 2006 - Journal of Value Inquiry 40 (1):1-22.

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