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Index
Cover
Editor's page
Series page
Title page
Copyright page
Dedication
FOREWORD
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
PART I THE IMPACT OF BEING A FATHER
CHAPTER 1: FATHER TIME AND FATHERHOOD
The Present Moment
Sterner on Returning to the Present
Clock Time and Experienced Time
CHAPTER 2: HOW FATHERHOOD WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE
The Meaning of the World in Heidegger
Immortality
The World of the Man-Child
Knocked Up
Stillbirth
After You, the World Will Always Be Empty
CHAPTER 3: THE BORN IDENTITY
Identity Transitions
Connection or Alienation?
“I want to be involved”
Rites of Passage
Daddy at Last
Postscript
CHAPTER 4: FATHERHOOD AND THE MEANING OF LIFE
Part II ETHICS AND PARENTING STYLES
CHAPTER 5: IN VIRTUE OF UPBRINGING
On Ethical Choices
Aristotle on Character
Will-to-Power
Caring and Justice
Stacking the Deck
CHAPTER 6: DOES MY FATHER CARE?
Caring About Caring
A Face Only a Mother Could Love?
Tough Love: Paternalism as a Form of Caring
Paternalism is Not Justice by Another Name
Can My Dad Care Too Much?
The Importance of Tough Love
CHAPTER 7: HOW SHOULD I PARENT?
Father as Protector and the Baby Product Industry
Fatherhood During Infancy
Father as Gender Enforcer
The Role of the Father in Developing the Moral Child
Fatherhood and Parenting Styles
Child Temperament and Fathering Style
Teaching Our Boys to Be Fathers
CHAPTER 8: FATHERING FOR FREEDOM
Why a Philosophy of Fatherhood?
Role Responsibilities
Autonomy
Autonomy and Fatherhood
Conclusion
PART III KEEPING IT REAL
CHAPTER 9: REAL FATHERS BAKE COOKIES
Two Views of Authenticity
Being a Real Father
CHAPTER 10: MAYBE HAPPINESS IS LOVING OUR FATHER
Humanizing Ritual: Finding the Way to Say “I Love You”
Plato and Confucius: The Importance of the Father Son Relationship
The Guide of Excellence: Making Sense of the Master
Making Sense of Virtue: Excelling at Relating
From Theory to Practice: Wisely Applied
Wisely Balancing Discipline
Conclusion: Building a Happy Family on Ritual, Excellence, and Wisdom
CHAPTER 11: AUTHENTIC FATHERHOOD
Authentic Fatherhood in Traditional Yoruba Thought
Yoruba Proverbs and Folktales
Yoruba Lessons for Contemporary Fathers
Conclusion: An Intercultural Understanding of Fatherhood
CHAPTER 12: THE HEART OF THE MERCIFUL FATHER
What is a Father?
Fatherly Mercy as Attitude
Mercy Enables Connection with Children
Mercy Strengthens Relationships
What Does Fatherly Mercy Look Like?
Part IV DILEMMAS FOR DAD
CHAPTER 13: SHOULD I LET HIM WATCH?
Y, E10+, G, Y7, eC, E, PG?
The Causal Hypothesis: Baby See, Baby Do
The Edification Hypothesis: I Learned Something Good from Watching Something Bad
The Catharsis Hypothesis: I’m So Mad I Should Pretend To Kill You
Conclusion: The Decision, Like Fatherhood, is Full of Ambiguities
CHAPTER 14: FATHERING FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
Learning Difference
Against Ignoring Difference
I Am Because We Are and We Are Because I Am
Practicing Just Parenting
Teaching Alienation?
CHAPTER 15: LIKE FATHER LIKE SON?
CHAPTER 16: FATHER’S IDEALS AND CHILDREN’S LIVES
CHAPTER 17: DADS AND DAUGHTERS
Interests and Obligations
Self-Knowledge
Moral Development Through Humility, Courage, and Wisdom
Character and the Common Good
Further Down the Road
APPENDIX A: Cookie Recipes for Dads
Dr. Joseph Cavanaugh’s Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Dr. Dan Collins-Cavanaugh’s Reduced Calorie and Reduced Fat Black and White Chocolate Chip Cookies
APPENDIX B: Wisdom of Youth
What Does Your Dad Do?
What Is A Father?
What Have You Learned From Your Dad?
What Is Philosophy?
Other Bits of Wisdom
Final Thoughts on Daddies
NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS
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