Your Mom Does Not Love You For Who You Are

Think 14 (39):95-97 (2015)
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There are good reasons to think that mothers love their children, and love them for who they are. There are also good reasons to think that contingent events can decisively influence who one becomes. This entails, I argue, that your mother does not love you for who you are.

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Luke Semrau
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