Begetting

"Finalist for the PROSE Award in Philosophy, Association of American Publishers"

"Finalist for the PROSE Award in Philosophy, Association of American Publishers"

"[Van der Lugt’s] contagious intellectual curiosity—and willingness to make room for unanswered questions—will keep readers glued to the page. It’s an ambitious look at some of life’s most foundational questions."

"Bidding someone forth, conjuring a new person from a couple of cells, is an act of tremendous magnitude, one whose meaning is perhaps too great and abstract to grasp or articulate with any precision. . . . This, in the end, is Van der Lugt’s request of us: to pose the question of begetting to ourselves, and to answer it for only ourselves." ---Anna Louie Sussman, The Atlantic

"I loved this book . . . . It gave me so much to think about, and in new ways." ---Katha Pollitt, Washington Post

"An enlightening look at the dilemmas of childbearing." ---Lucy McDonald, Times Literary Supplement

"A highly thought-provoking and informative read. . . .A must-read for anyone." ---Ilina Jha, Redbrick Culture

""Lucid and highly readable."" ---John Warner, The European Legacy

Mara van der Lugt is lecturer in philosophy at the University of St Andrews. Her books include Hopeful Pessimism and Dark Matters: Pessimism and the Problem of Suffering (both Princeton).