Abstract

Infanticides is the third article in a collective writing project that includes ‘Infantologies’ and ‘Infantasies’. It is designed to develop a philosophy of the infant, which is not tied to either developmental psychology or neuroscience but rather links itself to history and philosophy. It looks to develop a perspective on the world, beginning from the infant, that is critical, historical, and from the bottom up, so to speak. At the same time, the series of articles aims to create a thematic philosophical view that does not take for granted the normal set of conventions and assumptions made about the infant and about infancy, an important aspect given that infants and babies have a huge number of experts in medicine, law, education, religion, social work, and baby organizations like Plunket that have developed accepted bodies of knowledge, procedures, and routines about the infant and what is in the infant’s best interests. Historically, we have good reason to doubt this expertise. Also, women who give birth and parents, and other family members, all assume opinions and practices based on actual lived experience. Everyone, it seems, speaks for the infant saving the infant herself who cannot speak or, at least, is not able to articulate verbally their experiences or their expectations or requirements. This series has tried to provide fresh perspectives on these matters through the process of collective writing based on an approach to educational philosophy.

摘要

Infanticides是集体写作项目中的第三篇文章，其中包括“ Infantologies”和“ Infantasies”。它的设计目的是发展婴儿的哲学，它与发展心理学或神经科学无关，而是将自身与历史和哲学联系在一起。可以这么说，它看起来是从婴儿的角度出发，从批判性，历史性和自下而上的角度出发，发展一种对世界的看法。同时，这一系列文章旨在创建一种主题哲学观点，认为这不是理所当然的关于婴儿和婴儿的常规惯例和假设，这是一个重要方面，因为婴儿和婴儿有大量的医学，法律，教育，宗教，社会工作以及婴儿组织（例如Plunket）的专家已经开发出公认的知识体系，有关婴儿的程序和例程，以及符合婴儿的最大利益的事情。从历史上看，我们有充分的理由怀疑这种专业知识。此外，分娩的妇女，父母和其他家庭成员均根据实际生活经验接受意见和做法。似乎每个人都在为婴儿代言，挽救了自己不会说话或至少不能口头表达他们的经历或期望或要求的婴儿。本系列试图通过基于教育哲学方法的集体写作过程为这些问题提供新鲜的见解。所有人都根据实际生活经验提出意见和做法。似乎每个人都在为婴儿代言，挽救了自己不会说话或至少不能口头表达他们的经历或期望或要求的婴儿。本系列试图通过基于教育哲学方法的集体写作过程为这些问题提供新鲜的见解。所有人都根据实际生活经验来提出意见和做法。似乎每个人都在为婴儿代言，挽救了自己不会说话或至少不能口头表达他们的经历或期望或要求的婴儿。本系列试图通过基于教育哲学方法的集体写作过程为这些问题提供新鲜的见解。