Philosophy of Childhood and Its Implications for the Age of Consent

Philosophy of Childhood and Its Implications for the Age of Consent
Pratap Sharan
Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 17 July 2022
Open Access
Abstract
The philosophy of childhood which deals with issues related to conception about childhood, children’s rights, and moral status, etc., is important for clarifying attitudes towards the children in care provision and ethical and legal conundrums related to child and adolescent mental health. This is highlighted through the implications of philosophy of childhood on the age of consent, in particular, in reference to medical and sexual consent.