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Moet besnijdenis mogen? Comenius, Jrg. 17, 1997, 117-129 |
| Engelse samenvatting: Must neonatal circumcision be allowed?
Public concern for child care and education presents liberal and plural democracy with problems regarding authority and rights. A knotty one is a wellknown dilemma: rights of children sometimes conflict with rights of their parents and rights of the (cultural, ethnic, religious) groups to which they belong. Protecting children's rights can be incompatible with respecting traditional beliefs and practices. |
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Minority rights and educational authority Journal of Philosophy of Education, Vol. 32, 1998, 177-193 |
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Summary
In pleas for the recognition of cultural minority rights with a view to preserving cultural identity, claims to educational authority often figure as concrete examples: in order to maintain cultural particularity, minorities rightfully appeal to a greater or even exclusive say on matters concerning their children's education. The right to broad educational authority is said to be an exemplary minority right. This is striking, it being of all minority rights one which is as good as impossible to justify. In the present article it is argued why. |
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