This chapter argues that children do not have a moral right to best care, even in a pro tanto form. Best care, understood as the continual maximisation of a child’s wellbeing, imposes unreasonably stringent duties on parents and distorts moral deliberation. Drawing on Raz’s and Enoch’s accounts of practical reason, the chapter explains how treating best care as a moral right crowds out parental autonomy and erodes ethical judgement. The chapter concludes by affirming that children have a right to adequate care and prepares the ground for a more sustainable moral standard: good care.

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Why Is There No Moral Right to Best Care?

  • Danielle Levitan

摘要

This chapter argues that children do not have a moral right to best care, even in a pro tanto form. Best care, understood as the continual maximisation of a child’s wellbeing, imposes unreasonably stringent duties on parents and distorts moral deliberation. Drawing on Raz’s and Enoch’s accounts of practical reason, the chapter explains how treating best care as a moral right crowds out parental autonomy and erodes ethical judgement. The chapter concludes by affirming that children have a right to adequate care and prepares the ground for a more sustainable moral standard: good care.