Sep 13, 2026

An AI narration of the article 'Three Views of the Relationship Between Parents and Political Authority' by Jake Desyllas.

Philosophy of the family looks like one of the least political subjects there is. This episode argues the opposite: that it is one of the most political, and that the philosophers who write...

Sep 9, 2026

An AI narration of the article 'What Is The Libertarian Theory of Parental Obligations?' by Jake Desyllas.

This article examines four competing philosophical theories of the parental role within a libertarian framework: parental ownership, parenting as charity, parenting as voluntary social contract, and causal parental...

Sep 6, 2026

An AI narration of the article 'When do Parental Obligations Not Apply?' by Jake Desyllas.

The causal theory of parental responsibility grounds positive obligations in the fact that, by creating a child, parents place that child in a state of peril. But if obligations follow from action, what about the cases where a...

Aug 30, 2026

An AI narration of the article 'Objections Against The State-Of-Peril Argument For Parental Obligations' by Jake Desyllas.

Critics of the state-of-peril argument for parental obligations have raised many objections — that creating a child is not aggression and so cannot generate duties, that unborn children...

Aug 23, 2026

An AI narration of the article 'Support for Abortion Has Corrupted Libertarian Theory' by Jake Desyllas.

Libertarian philosophy ought to offer a coherent and beautiful account of family life: parents bear responsibility for the children they create, parental authority and its limits flow from that responsibility, and...