Editor Sheila Lintott is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Bucknell University, and the mother of two children. She is co-editor (with Allen Carlson) of Nature, Aesthetics, and Environmentalism: From Beauty to Duty (2008) and was co-editor of the American Society for Aesthetics Newsletter (2005-2008). Series Editor Fritz Allhoff is an Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at Western Michigan University, as well as a Senior Research Fellow at the Australian National University's Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics. In addition to editing the Philosophy for Everyone series, Allhoff is the volume editor or co-editor for several titles, including Wine & Philosophy (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007), Whiskey & Philosophy (with Marcus P. Adams, Wiley, 2009), and Food & Philosophy (with Dave Monroe, Wiley-Blackwell, 2007).

Foreword (Judith Warner, New York Times). Acknowledgments (Sheila Lintott, Bucknell University). Navel-Gazing at Its Finest: An Introduction to Motherhood - Philosophy for Everyone (Sheila Lintott, Bucknell University). Part I: Mommy Brain: Truth, Knowledge, and Belief in Mothering: 1. How Many Experts Does It Take to Raise a Child? Mothering and the Quest for Certainty (Sue Ellen Henry, Bucknell University). 2. Creative Mothering: Lies and the Lying Mothers Who Tell Them (Amy Kind, Claremont McKenna College). 3. Pro-Choice Philosopher Has Baby: Reflections on Fetal Life (Bertha Alvarez Manninen, Arizona State University). 4. Kim, Ellen, and Zack's Big Adventure: Lesbian Mothers Raising a Boy Steeped in His Masculinity (Kim Anno, California College of the Arts). Part II: Labor Pains: The Work and Wonder of Being a Mom: 5. Days and Nights of a New Mother: Existentialism in the Nursery (Elizabeth Butterfield, Georgia Southern University). 6. Mindful Mothering: How Feminist Buddhist Practices Enhance Experiences of Beauty (Sheryl Tuttle Ross, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse). 7. A Face Only a Mother Could Love? On Maternal Assessments of Infant Beauty (Glenn Parsons, Ryerson University). 8. Kevin, Coming Into Focus: On Getting to Know My Son (Laura Newhart, Eastern Kentucky University). Part III: Mom's Morality: Ethical Issues in Mothering: 9. Making Choices: The Ethics of Infant Feeding (Chris Mulford, Independent Scholar). 10. Lactational Burkas and Milkmen: On Public Breastfeeding and Male Lactation (Maureen Sander-Staudt, Arizona State University). 11. On "Crying-It-Out" and Co-Sleeping (Kevin C. Elliott, University of South Carolina and Janet L. Elliott, Stay-at-Home Mom). 12. Natural Childbirth is for the Birds (Jen Baker, College of Charleston). Part IV: Is Motherhood Everything You Thought It Would Be? Fantasy Meets Reality: 13. The Off Button: Thought Experiments and Child Control (Sara Goering, University of Washington). 14. The Virtues of Motherhood (Nin Kirkham, University of Western Australia). 15. The Media Proudly Present: "Lessons" From Celebrity Moms (Clemence Due, University of Adelaide and Damien W. Riggs, Flinders University). 16. God, Mom! The Blessings of Breasts and Womb (George A. Dunn, University of Indianapolis). A Brief Afterword: Some Words from Contributors' Kids on Motherhood and Philosophy. Read All About It: A Feminist Bibliography on Pregnancy and Mothering (Compiled by Amy Mullin, University of Toronto). Notes on Contributors.