What two conditions must be fulfilled for us to regulate an activity. Lafollette claims that licenses should be required whenever the following 3 criteria are met. Licensing parents revisited lafollette 2010 journal of. Buy moral life 4th edition 9780195396256 by louis pojman and lewis vaughn for up to 90% off at. Hugh lafollette licensing parents in this essay i shall argue that the state should require all parents to be licensed.
Licensing defends patients from inept doctors,pharmacists,and physical. To safeguard children, parent licensing could be denied to those who batter. A nonethical argument against parental licensing 1 lafollettes. Hugh lafollettes research works university of south. Hugh lafollette 2010 journal of applied philosophy 27 4. Licensing parents and violators parenting, some would say, is the most important job in our society. More information about the assignment and evaluation metrics is available on canvas. Lafollette argues that using the policy of parent licensing would reduce the harm inflicted to children by their parents explanation of my argument. Which activities do we regulate by insisting that practitioners have a license. This free online tool allows to combine multiple pdf or image files into a single pdf document. Although the relationship between a parent and her children is different in some respects, it is also relevantly similar to that between a professional and those she serves. We currently license activities that could involve harm to others. How does bennett characterize the relationship between sympathy and morality. The practice of ethics 499 like not using someone harmfully and against his will as a means for the greater good of others can permissibly be overridden when the.
There will be two inclass paper workshops that contribute to this grade. As demonstrated by all of the cases of child abuse, child neglect, and outright clueless parents resulting in criminal charges, parenting licenses are clearly a necessary evil. Although clearly linked to this one, it is noticeable changed and, i think, improved. The general criteria for regulatory licensing can certainly be applied. Lafolette licensing parents may 10 should parents be. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. I hesitate a bit to write this, but i kind of want to merge and reword your. One 35 page paper engaging with one of the singer, thomson, lafollette, huemer, anderson, rowe or mcpherson papers assigned in class.
Parental licensing meets evolutionary psychology abstract. Introduction to ethics queens college russell marcus. Lafollettes second premise states that adoptive parenting is morally the same from phi 2630 at university of florida. When an activity is both potentially harmful and requires a certain competency to do safely, it should. It plays a vital role in a childs physical, mental, psychological, and social growth, making good parental qualities and skills ever more important for the future of our society. However, good parenting is not the case in every single family, therefore, some say that this issue needs to be. In my view, the longterm consequences of bad, neglectful, and even disengaged parenting are such that society has or should have at least some say in who becomes parents, when they become parents, and under what circumstances. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Lafollette points out that the government currently regulates several sorts of activities by requiring a license to perform them. Hugh lafollette s 6 research works with 115 citations and 177 reads, including. Licensing parents revisited, journal of applied philosophy, 2010, 32743. The fourth edition of ethics in practice offers an impressive collection of 70 new, revised, and classic essays covering key ethical issues. Download programs you may need to open files better than dropbox.
All licensing programs cost money, have false positives and false negatives, and limit peoples options. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. The original proposal for the introduction of parental licensing was made by hugh lafollette in 1980 in the article. Rearrange individual pages or entire files in the desired order. Online assignments 5, 5 points each, 25 points total. The latter argument was set forth by hugh lafollette in philosophy and public affairs way back in 1980 before i was born. Lafollettes second premise states that adoptive parenting. Licensing parents revisited, the statement of my current views on the topic, appeared in 2010 in the journal of applied philosophy, pp. I argue that licensing of parents may not significantly reduce the cases of harming children caused by their parents.
Pdf the harm principle and parental licensing in advance. You can be prone to distraction or substance abuse and still be a minimally competent driver, and so lafollette s proposed scheme is broadly analogous to existent licensing practices. Hugh lafollette 1982 philosophy and public affairs 11 2. Lafolette licensing parents may 10 should parents be licensed frisch on from ss 7043 at university of california, san diego. With respect to adoption, that appears to be exactly the approach taken visavis the prospective parent s. Foster and adoptive parent diligent recruitment plan updates 251. In this paper, i reevaluate his proposal by looking at various facts and data related to child abuse and neglect. A nonethical argument against parental licensing bruno pusi c abstract.
Hugh lafollettes argument for parental licensing essay. Lafollette proposed that the best way to protect children from abuse and neglect caused by their parents would be to implement parental licenses to prospective parents. Essays integrate ethical theory and the discussion of practical moral problems into a text that is ideal for introductory and applied ethics courses. Licensing parents revisited licensing parents revisited lafollette, hugh 20101101 00. In this essay i shall argue that the state should require all parents to be licensed. However, this does not stop us from licensing physicians, lawyers, or engineers. Merge pdf files combine pdfs in the order you want with the easiest pdf merger available. This free and easy to use online tool allows to combine multiple pdf or images files into a single pdf document without having to install any software.
Licensing parents revisited lafollette 2010 journal. Thus what began as a controversial even outrageous position may turn out more plausible than we thought. Is it wrong to hunt animals for sport or to slaughter them for food. Should people be required to obtain a parenting license in. Online assignments 4, 5 points each, 20 points total. Summarize hugh lafollettes argument for parental licensing, then explain one of the objections raised by one of the two critics. This paper is an extension of hugh lafollette s original philosophical work, licensing parents, which was published in philosophy and public affairs in 1980. So, for example, hugh lafollette has suggested that we should require a license for activities that. Pdf on jun 1, 1999, guido pennings and others published the welfare of the. The purpose of the parenting license is to certify an individual prospective parents or organization foster homes, etc. Dcf 56 dsp administrative rule on foster home licensing. Perhaps we should apply the same logic to biological parents that we do to adoptive parents in the hopes of preventing harms to children. A fully updated and revised edition of this authoritative anthology of classic and contemporary. Hugh lafollette cole chair in ethics university of south florida st.
Applied ethicists and their critics presents a thorough and engaging exploration of these complex questions and twentyfour other contemporary ethical issues. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Licensing parents to protect our children ethics and social. My main goal is to demonstrate that the licensing of parents is. Fundamental readings in ethics and moral problems 2nd edition 9780199773527 by russ shaferlandau for up to 90% off at. Hugh lafollette proposed licensing parents in 1980.
Licensing parents revisited, journal of applied philosophy. My main goal is to demonstrate that the licensing of parents is theoretically desirable, though i shall also argue that a workable and just licensing program actually could be established. I use lafollette s framework to discuss the ways the system would work in practice and to respond to various counterarguments against the idea. In this paper we reexamine hugh lafollette s proposal that the state carefully determine the eligibility and suitability of prospective parents before granting them a license to parent. Hugh lafollette has proposed that in order to prevent statistically expected harm that many parents inflict on their children prospective parents should be licensed. Because again, lafollette is not proposing that we only license good parents, merely that we do not license abominable ones. Hugh lafollette 1980 philosophy and public affairs 9 2. It welcomes philosophical discussions of substantive legal, social, and political problems, as well as.
Week 15 parent licensing 429 hugh lafollette, licensing parents 51 lawrence e. A reply to hugh lafollette 53 hugh lafollette, a reply to frisch final exam wednesday, may 8from 11. Issues of public concern often have an important philosophical dimension. Philosophy and public affairs is founded in the belief that a philosophical examination of these issues can contribute to their clarification and to their resolution. In most modern, industrialized nations governments seek to protect their citizens by controlling potentially dangerous activities through licensing. In this paper we reexamine hugh lafollettes proposal that the state carefully determine the eligibility and suitability of prospective parents. Given the overwhelming support for the licensing of these professionals, i find it odd that so many people categorically reject proposals to license parents. Select multiple pdf files and merge them in seconds.
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