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Adam Swift

Professor of Political Theory and Political Philosophy at the department of political science, University College London. His 2014 book Family Values: The Ethics of Parent-Child Relationships reevaluates the ethics of parent-child relationships in terms of social inequality.

Professor of Political Theory and Political Philosophy at the department of political science, University College London. His 2014 book Family Values: The Ethics of Parent-Child Relationships reevaluates the ethics of parent-child relationships in terms of social inequality.

Professor of Political Theory and Political Philosophy at the department of political science, University College London. His 2014 book Family Values: The Ethics of Parent-Child Relationships reevaluates the ethics of parent-child relationships in terms of social inequality.

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