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- Liberal States, Authoritarian Families: Childhood and Education
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- 9780197568804
- Publication Year
- 2021
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- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Liberal States, Authoritarian Families : Childhood and Education in Early Modern Thought
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- 0.7in
- Item Length
- 6.2in
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- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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- 9.5in
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- 17.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 220 Pages
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Children have posed a longstanding dilemma for liberalism. The authority of adults over children has always been difficult to square with liberalism's foundationally anti-authoritarian premises. But since liberal regimes rely heavily on education, finding a way to square adult authority with children's natural liberty is essential. The logic behind anti-authority childrearing and educational advice is that of congruence; to form good citizens of a liberal democracy, families and schools should resemble miniature, protected democracies so that children can practice liberty and equality in a low-risk environment. This kind of congruence between family and state has very old philosophical roots, surfacing first in ancient Greek and Christian thought and re-emerging in its modern form in the seventeenth century. In Liberal States, Authoritarian Families , Rita Koganzon rejects this impulse, demonstrating that it rests on misunderstanding and neglect of the arguments of early liberals--specifically John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau--about what kind of upbringing and education liberal regimes require. Koganzon shows that not only did early liberals emphatically deny the possibility of congruence between pedagogical and political authority, but they counterintuitively demanded that parents and teachers exercise extensive personal authority over children, while denying the legitimacy of such authority over adults in politics. While contemporary theorists argue that the family should be democratized to reflect the egalitarian ideals of the liberal state, this book argues that the desire for "congruence" between familial and state authority was originally illiberal in origin, advanced by theorists of absolute sovereignty like Bodin and Hobbes. Early liberals opposed modelling the family on the state, even on a democratic, egalitarian state, because they viewed the "authoritarian" family as a necessary educational buttress for children against the new fashionable forms of social tyranny that liberal, commercial states would develop. Unlike the old authorities, these forces might leave our bodies and properties alone, but they would subtly and forcefully shape our understandings, subjecting us to a new tyranny of public opinion. Koganzon finds that the educational writings of early liberals reveal an important corrective insight for modern liberalism: authority is not the enemy of liberty, but a necessary prerequisite for it.
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Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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9780197568804
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Liberal States, Authoritarian Families : Childhood and Education in Early Modern Thought
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Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2021
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Textbook
Number of Pages
220 Pages
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Item Length
6.2in
Item Height
0.7in
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9.5in
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17.6 Oz
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"Rita Koganzon has composed an incisive work of political and educational philosophy in Liberal States, Authoritarian Families: Childhood and Education in the Early Modern Age. She elucidates the thought of intellectual and cultural giants like Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau with singular clarity, challenging the conventional readings of their work while also raising important implications to consider for contemporary education. Anyone wishing to engage with these authors and think carefully about the bearing of our cultural moment on education will benefit from Koganzon's exposition. She has done an invaluable service for us all." -- Albert Cheng, Journal of School Choice"Liberal States, Authoritarian Families is a scholarly book, and...a powerful indictment of progressive educational theory." -- Elliot Kaufman, The Wall Street Journal"...powerful..." -- Blake Smith, Washington Examiner"'You're not the boss of me!' With admirable clarity and judiciousness, Rita Koganzon addresses the uneasy tension between liberty and authority in contemporary liberalism revealed by the question of whether children are'e"or should be'e"free. Looking back to earlier thinkers who wrestled with the vexed relationship between authority and liberty, Koganzon finds resources for thinking through the questions we still face today concerning how to educate children to become free citizens." -- John T. Scott, Professor of Political Science, University of California, Davis"In this elegantly written and lucidly argued book, Rita Koganzon reexamines the place of the family in early modern thought. Against those who see parental authority as antithetical to liberty, she explores the arguments of Locke and Rousseau to show that authority within the family may well be the best available barrier against slavish conformism fostered either by a dominating state or by mere fashion and unreflective opinion." -- Christopher Kelly, Boston College, co-editor of The Collected Writings of Rousseau, "Rita Koganzon has composed an incisive work of political and educational philosophy in Liberal States, Authoritarian Families: Childhood and Education in the Early Modern Age. She elucidates the thought of intellectual and cultural giants like Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau with singular clarity, challenging the conventional readings of their work while also raising important implications to consider for contemporary education. Anyone wishing to engagewith these authors and think carefully about the bearing of our cultural moment on education will benefit from Koganzon's exposition. She has done an invaluable service for us all." -- Albert Cheng, Journal ofSchool Choice"Liberal States, Authoritarian Families is a scholarly book, and...a powerful indictment of progressive educational theory." -- Elliot Kaufman, The Wall Street Journal"...powerful..." -- Blake Smith, Washington Examiner"'You're not the boss of me!' With admirable clarity and judiciousness, Rita Koganzon addresses the uneasy tension between liberty and authority in contemporary liberalism revealed by the question of whether children areDLor should beDLfree. Looking back to earlier thinkers who wrestled with the vexed relationship between authority and liberty, Koganzon finds resources for thinking through the questions we still face today concerning how to educate children tobecome free citizens." -- John T. Scott, Professor of Political Science, University of California, Davis"In this elegantly written and lucidly argued book, Rita Koganzon reexamines the place of the family in early modern thought. Against those who see parental authority as antithetical to liberty, she explores the arguments of Locke and Rousseau to show that authority within the family may well be the best available barrier against slavish conformism fostered either by a dominating state or by mere fashion and unreflective opinion." -- Christopher Kelly, BostonCollege, co-editor of The Collected Writings of Rousseau, "Rita Koganzon has composed an incisive work of political and educational philosophy in Liberal States, Authoritarian Families: Childhood and Education in the Early Modern Age. She elucidates the thought of intellectual and cultural giants like Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau with singular clarity, challenging the conventional readings of their work while also raising important implications to consider for contemporary education. Anyone wishing to engage with these authors and think carefully about the bearing of our cultural moment on education will benefit from Koganzon's exposition. She has done an invaluable service for us all." -- Albert Cheng, Journal of School Choice "Liberal States, Authoritarian Families is a scholarly book, and...a powerful indictment of progressive educational theory." -- Elliot Kaufman, The Wall Street Journal "...powerful..." -- Blake Smith, Washington Examiner "'You're not the boss of me!' With admirable clarity and judiciousness, Rita Koganzon addresses the uneasy tension between liberty and authority in contemporary liberalism revealed by the question of whether children are--or should be--free. Looking back to earlier thinkers who wrestled with the vexed relationship between authority and liberty, Koganzon finds resources for thinking through the questions we still face today concerning how to educate children to become free citizens." -- John T. Scott, Professor of Political Science, University of California, Davis "In this elegantly written and lucidly argued book, Rita Koganzon reexamines the place of the family in early modern thought. Against those who see parental authority as antithetical to liberty, she explores the arguments of Locke and Rousseau to show that authority within the family may well be the best available barrier against slavish conformism fostered either by a dominating state or by mere fashion and unreflective opinion." -- Christopher Kelly, Boston College, co-editor of The Collected Writings of Rousseau, "'You're not the boss of me!' With admirable clarity and judiciousness, Rita Koganzon addresses the uneasy tension between liberty and authority in contemporary liberalism revealed by the question of whether children areor should befree. Looking back to earlier thinkers who wrestled with the vexed relationship between authority and liberty, Koganzon finds resources for thinking through the questions we still face today concerning how to educate children to become free citizens." -- John T. Scott, Professor of Political Science, University of California, Davis "In this elegantly written and lucidly argued book, Rita Koganzon reexamines the place of the family in early modern thought. Against those who see parental authority as antithetical to liberty, she explores the arguments of Locke and Rousseau to show that authority within the family may well be the best available barrier against slavish conformism fostered either by a dominating state or by mere fashion and unreflective opinion." -- Christopher Kelly, Boston College, co-editor of The Collected Writings of Rousseau, "Rita Koganzon has composed an incisive work of political and educational philosophy in Liberal States, Authoritarian Families: Childhood and Education in the Early Modern Age. She elucidates the thought of intellectual and cultural giants like Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau with singular clarity, challenging the conventional readings of their work while also raising important implications to consider for contemporary education. Anyone wishing to engage with these authors and think carefully about the bearing of our cultural moment on education will benefit from Koganzon's exposition. She has done an invaluable service for us all." -- Albert Cheng, Journal of School Choice"Liberal States, Authoritarian Families is a scholarly book, and...a powerful indictment of progressive educational theory." -- Elliot Kaufman, The Wall Street Journal"...powerful..." -- Blake Smith, Washington Examiner"'You're not the boss of me!' With admirable clarity and judiciousness, Rita Koganzon addresses the uneasy tension between liberty and authority in contemporary liberalism revealed by the question of whether children are--or should be--free. Looking back to earlier thinkers who wrestled with the vexed relationship between authority and liberty, Koganzon finds resources for thinking through the questions we still face today concerning how to educate children to become free citizens." -- John T. Scott, Professor of Political Science, University of California, Davis"In this elegantly written and lucidly argued book, Rita Koganzon reexamines the place of the family in early modern thought. Against those who see parental authority as antithetical to liberty, she explores the arguments of Locke and Rousseau to show that authority within the family may well be the best available barrier against slavish conformism fostered either by a dominating state or by mere fashion and unreflective opinion." -- Christopher Kelly, Boston College, co-editor of The Collected Writings of Rousseau, "Rita Koganzon has composed an incisive work of political and educational philosophy in Liberal States, Authoritarian Families: Childhood and Education in the Early Modern Age. She elucidates the thought of intellectual and cultural giants like Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau with singular clarity, challenging the conventional readings of their work while also raising important implications to consider for contemporary education. Anyone wishing to engage with these authors and think carefully about the bearing of our cultural moment on education will benefit from Koganzon's exposition. She has done an invaluable service for us all." -- Albert Cheng, Journal of School Choice"Liberal States, Authoritarian Families is a scholarly book, and...a powerful indictment of progressive educational theory." -- Elliot Kaufman, The Wall Street Journal"...powerful..." -- Blake Smith, Washington Examiner"'You're not the boss of me!' With admirable clarity and judiciousness, Rita Koganzon addresses the uneasy tension between liberty and authority in contemporary liberalism revealed by the question of whether children areDLor should beDLfree. Looking back to earlier thinkers who wrestled with the vexed relationship between authority and liberty, Koganzon finds resources for thinking through the questions we still face today concerning how to educate children to become free citizens." -- John T. Scott, Professor of Political Science, University of California, Davis"In this elegantly written and lucidly argued book, Rita Koganzon reexamines the place of the family in early modern thought. Against those who see parental authority as antithetical to liberty, she explores the arguments of Locke and Rousseau to show that authority within the family may well be the best available barrier against slavish conformism fostered either by a dominating state or by mere fashion and unreflective opinion." -- Christopher Kelly, Boston College, co-editor of The Collected Writings of Rousseau, "Liberal States, Authoritarian Families is a scholarly book, and...a powerful indictment of progressive educational theory." -- Elliot Kaufman, The Wall Street Journal "...powerful..." -- Blake Smith, Washington Examiner "'You're not the boss of me!' With admirable clarity and judiciousness, Rita Koganzon addresses the uneasy tension between liberty and authority in contemporary liberalism revealed by the question of whether children are--or should be--free. Looking back to earlier thinkers who wrestled with the vexed relationship between authority and liberty, Koganzon finds resources for thinking through the questions we still face today concerning how to educate children to become free citizens." -- John T. Scott, Professor of Political Science, University of California, Davis "In this elegantly written and lucidly argued book, Rita Koganzon reexamines the place of the family in early modern thought. Against those who see parental authority as antithetical to liberty, she explores the arguments of Locke and Rousseau to show that authority within the family may well be the best available barrier against slavish conformism fostered either by a dominating state or by mere fashion and unreflective opinion." -- Christopher Kelly, Boston College, co-editor of The Collected Writings of Rousseau, "'You're not the boss of me!' With admirable clarity and judiciousness, Rita Koganzon addresses the uneasy tension between liberty and authority in contemporary liberalism revealed by the question of whether children are--or should be--free. Looking back to earlier thinkers who wrestled with the vexed relationship between authority and liberty, Koganzon finds resources for thinking through the questions we still face today concerning how to educate children to become free citizens." -- John T. Scott, Professor of Political Science, University of California, Davis "In this elegantly written and lucidly argued book, Rita Koganzon reexamines the place of the family in early modern thought. Against those who see parental authority as antithetical to liberty, she explores the arguments of Locke and Rousseau to show that authority within the family may well be the best available barrier against slavish conformism fostered either by a dominating state or by mere fashion and unreflective opinion." -- Christopher Kelly, Boston College, co-editor of The Collected Writings of Rousseau
Table of Content
Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction The Rise of Sovereignty and the Logic of Congruence Hobbesian Sovereignty and the Denaturalization of Authority Locke and the Authority of Opinion Locke's Authoritarian Education Rousseau and the Authority of Opinion Rousseau's Authoritarian Education Conclusion Notes References Index
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Sociology / General, History & Theory, Social History, Political
Dewey Decimal
306.8501
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Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
23
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History, Social Science, Philosophy, Political Science
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