How to Be Childless
A History and Philosophy of Life Without Children
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 8 October 2019
- ISBN 9780190918620
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages244 pages
- Size 236x155x25 mm
- Weight 454 g
- Language English 2
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Short description:
In How to Be Childless: A History and Philosophy of Life Without Children, Rachel Chrastil explores the long and fascinating history of childlessness, putting this often-overlooked legacy in conversation with the issues that childless women and men face in the twenty-first century. Eschewing two dominant narratives, that the childless are either barren and alone, or that they are carefree and selfish, How to Be Childless instead argues that the lives of childless individuals from the past can help all of us expand our range of possibilities for the good life.
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In How to Be Childless: A History and Philosophy of Life Without Children, Rachel Chrastil explores the long and fascinating history of childlessness, putting this often-overlooked legacy in conversation with the issues that childless women and men face in the twenty-first century. Eschewing two dominant narratives, that the childless are either barren and alone, or that they are carefree and selfish, How to Be Childless instead argues that the lives of childless individuals from the past can help all of us expand our range of possibilities for the good life.
In uncovering the voices and experiences of childless women from the past five hundred years, Chrastil demonstrates that the pathways to childlessness, so often simplified as "choice" and "circumstance," are far more complex and interweaving. Balanced, deeply researched, and richly realized, How to be Childless will empower readers, parents, and childless alike, to navigate their lives with purpose.
This masterful book will engage, fascinate, and challenge readers whether they are childful or childless. To understand childlessness, Chrastil takes the reader through a deeper underlying analysis of human flourishing. She uses this concept as the instrument for assessing the choice to have children, examining essential questions, such as what does it mean to live a good life and to be a good citizen?
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements
Introduction: How to Talk about Childlessness
Chapter 1: Delay
Chapter 2: Whispers
Chapter 3: Interlude: The Baby Boom
Chapter 4: Shouts
Chapter 5: Flourishing
Chapter 6: Regret
Chapter 7: Home and Hearth
Chapter 8: A Better World
Chapter 9: Old and Alone
Chapter 10: Legacy
Notes
Index
