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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Small Pr Distribution
Publication date
October 30, 2013
Pages
70
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781935830252
ISBN-10
1935830252
Dimensions
0.50 by 4.25 by 6 in.
Weight
0.15 lbs.
Original list price
$13.95
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: If parenthood were a function of biology, adoptive parents, for instance, ought not to be considered parentsâââwhich is absurd. Thus, it follows that biology cannot be an essential component of parenthood.â Concomitantly, if parenthood were merely a function of law, all those who have parented children without being their legal parents would be stripped of their de facto parenthood ... If, then, parenthood is neither a function of biology nor simply lawâââwhat is it? What does being a parent truly mean?
Rooted in the authorâs own experience as a father of three, "The Wisdom of Parenthood" is an insightful, original, and provocative philosophical meditation on the meaning, experience, and practice of parenthood both as a universally human phenomenon across history and, more specifically, in the age of assisted reproduction, in vitro fertilization, gestational surrogacy, âthird-party production,â international adoption, and the transformation of the very notion of the nuclear family with the rise of same-sex and LGBT parenting.
âFinally we have a real thinker who dispels the âblood is thicker than waterâ myth in persuasively showing that, in fact, the wisdom and commitment of deliberate love â not DNA â are thicker, richer, deeper ... Michael Eskin offers an enlightened understanding of true parenthood âbeyond necessityâ, which is as essential to the survival of the soul as water is to the body.â
ââLOUIE B. FREE, host of THE LOUIE B. FREE SHOW
â... beautifully articulated, profoundly moving, enlightening and inspiring ... THE WISDOM OF PARENTHOOD has already shifted my perspective, in some ways renewed it, but definitely also imbued me with some new ways of thinking and understanding and taking pride in my role as a mother and stepmother ...â
ââDONNA MURPHY, Tony Award-winning actress and singer
âA powerful argument for an understanding of parenthood based on the daily actions, the real practice of parenting as opposed to our childrenâs origins. Speaking from experience, Michael Eskin takes the reader on a wonderfully substantiated path to a conclusion that will be reassuring to anyone considering adoption, or anyone who has ever parented.â
ââJILL LARSON, Emmy-nominated cast member of ALL MY CHILDREN
âAn insightful, intelligent exploration of parenthoodâââno matter where and how your children came to be in your lifeâââTHE WISDOM OF PARENTHOOD is a book one can read over and over again. There is so much to absorb that it is one to keep going back to. It is a manual for parenthoodâââtruly a philosophy of parenting to live by.â
ââCAROL CIANCUTTI, acclaimed director of ABSOLUTELY SAFE
Rooted in the authorâs own experience as a father of three, "The Wisdom of Parenthood" is an insightful, original, and provocative philosophical meditation on the meaning, experience, and practice of parenthood both as a universally human phenomenon across history and, more specifically, in the age of assisted reproduction, in vitro fertilization, gestational surrogacy, âthird-party production,â international adoption, and the transformation of the very notion of the nuclear family with the rise of same-sex and LGBT parenting.
âFinally we have a real thinker who dispels the âblood is thicker than waterâ myth in persuasively showing that, in fact, the wisdom and commitment of deliberate love â not DNA â are thicker, richer, deeper ... Michael Eskin offers an enlightened understanding of true parenthood âbeyond necessityâ, which is as essential to the survival of the soul as water is to the body.â
ââLOUIE B. FREE, host of THE LOUIE B. FREE SHOW
â... beautifully articulated, profoundly moving, enlightening and inspiring ... THE WISDOM OF PARENTHOOD has already shifted my perspective, in some ways renewed it, but definitely also imbued me with some new ways of thinking and understanding and taking pride in my role as a mother and stepmother ...â
ââDONNA MURPHY, Tony Award-winning actress and singer
âA powerful argument for an understanding of parenthood based on the daily actions, the real practice of parenting as opposed to our childrenâs origins. Speaking from experience, Michael Eskin takes the reader on a wonderfully substantiated path to a conclusion that will be reassuring to anyone considering adoption, or anyone who has ever parented.â
ââJILL LARSON, Emmy-nominated cast member of ALL MY CHILDREN
âAn insightful, intelligent exploration of parenthoodâââno matter where and how your children came to be in your lifeâââTHE WISDOM OF PARENTHOOD is a book one can read over and over again. There is so much to absorb that it is one to keep going back to. It is a manual for parenthoodâââtruly a philosophy of parenting to live by.â
ââCAROL CIANCUTTI, acclaimed director of ABSOLUTELY SAFE
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9781935830252 | details & prices | 70 pages | 4.25 × 6.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.15 lbs | List price $13.95
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