TOP Q: “Do Children Have Higher Moral Status Than Adults?”

February 9, 2011 By 1 Comment

In his book Moral Status and Human Life: The Case for Children’s Superiority, law professor James Dwyer argues that children are not merely equal to adults in moral status but actually have a higher moral status than adults.  Below is a brief video in which he sketches out the broad contours of his thought on moral [...]

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