Right from its very origins the debate on surrogate motherhood has fed on its own complexity, rather than achieving sure, unambiguous propositions over its goodness or inhumanity. This article offers a Simmelian interpretation of this modern form of maternity. Through Simmelian epistemology, the author identifies the key for overcoming some dilemmas which have always accompanied the debate over the goodness or otherwise of surrogacy: whether it is the alienation or the realisation of the woman, the role of money and the value of surrogacy as an act of giving life.

Luca Guizzardi (2021). Mother, Mothers: Forms and Contents of Maternity. A Simmelian Interpretation of Surrogate Motherhood. SIMMEL STUDIES, 25(1), 105-144.

Mother, Mothers: Forms and Contents of Maternity. A Simmelian Interpretation of Surrogate Motherhood

Luca Guizzardi
2021

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Right from its very origins the debate on surrogate motherhood has fed on its own complexity, rather than achieving sure, unambiguous propositions over its goodness or inhumanity. This article offers a Simmelian interpretation of this modern form of maternity. Through Simmelian epistemology, the author identifies the key for overcoming some dilemmas which have always accompanied the debate over the goodness or otherwise of surrogacy: whether it is the alienation or the realisation of the woman, the role of money and the value of surrogacy as an act of giving life.
2021
Luca Guizzardi (2021). Mother, Mothers: Forms and Contents of Maternity. A Simmelian Interpretation of Surrogate Motherhood. SIMMEL STUDIES, 25(1), 105-144.
Luca Guizzardi
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