Liberal States, Authoritarian Families: Childhood and Education in Early Modern Thought Rita Koganzon

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• ISBN 10: 0197568823
• ISBN 13: 9780197568828 
• Author: Rita Koganzon

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.

Table contents:

1. The Rise of Sovereignty and the Logic of Congruence
2. Hobbesian Sovereignty and the Denaturalization of Authority
3. Locke and the Authority of Opinion
4. Locke’s Authoritarian Education
5. Rousseau and the Authority of Opinion
6. Rousseau’s Authoritarian Education
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