Author: Christian Coons
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110702546X
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
Should the government influence or coerce us for our 'own good'? This volume discusses specific applications in policy and law.
Paternalism
Author: Christian Coons
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110702546X
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
Should the government influence or coerce us for our 'own good'? This volume discusses specific applications in policy and law.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110702546X
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
Should the government influence or coerce us for our 'own good'? This volume discusses specific applications in policy and law.
The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Paternalism
Author: Kalle Grill
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317326989
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
While paternalism has been a long-standing philosophical issue, it has recently received renewed attention among scholars and the general public. The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Paternalism is an outstanding reference source to the key topics, problems and debates in this exciting subject and is the first collection of its kind. Comprising twenty-seven chapters by a team of international contributors the handbook is divided into five parts: • What is Paternalism? • Paternalism and Ethical Theory • Paternalism and Political Philosophy • Paternalism without Coercion • Paternalism in Practice Within these sections central debates, issues and questions are examined, including: how should paternalism be defined or characterized? How is paternalism related to such moral notions as rights, well-being, and autonomy? When is paternalism morally objectionable? What are the legitimate limits of government benevolence? To what extent should medical practice be paternalistic? The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Paternalism is essential reading for students and researchers in applied ethics and political philosophy. The handbook will also be very useful for those in related fields, such as law, medicine, sociology and political science.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317326989
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
While paternalism has been a long-standing philosophical issue, it has recently received renewed attention among scholars and the general public. The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Paternalism is an outstanding reference source to the key topics, problems and debates in this exciting subject and is the first collection of its kind. Comprising twenty-seven chapters by a team of international contributors the handbook is divided into five parts: • What is Paternalism? • Paternalism and Ethical Theory • Paternalism and Political Philosophy • Paternalism without Coercion • Paternalism in Practice Within these sections central debates, issues and questions are examined, including: how should paternalism be defined or characterized? How is paternalism related to such moral notions as rights, well-being, and autonomy? When is paternalism morally objectionable? What are the legitimate limits of government benevolence? To what extent should medical practice be paternalistic? The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Paternalism is essential reading for students and researchers in applied ethics and political philosophy. The handbook will also be very useful for those in related fields, such as law, medicine, sociology and political science.
Paternalism Beyond Borders
Author: Michael N. Barnett
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107176905
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 367
Book Description
This book asks how we understand the relationship between ethics and power in humanitarian action.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107176905
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 367
Book Description
This book asks how we understand the relationship between ethics and power in humanitarian action.
Escaping Paternalism
Author: Mario J. Rizzo
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107016940
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 509
Book Description
A powerful critique of nudge theory and the paternalist policies of behavioral economics, and an argument for a more inclusive form of rationality.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107016940
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 509
Book Description
A powerful critique of nudge theory and the paternalist policies of behavioral economics, and an argument for a more inclusive form of rationality.
The New Paternalism
Author: Lawrence M. Mead
Publisher: Brookings Inst Press
ISBN: 9780815756514
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
The New Paternalism opens up a serious discussion of supervisory methods in antipoverty policy. The book assembles noted policy experts to examine whether programs that set standards for their clients and supervise them closely are better able to help them than traditional programs that leave clients free to live as they please.
Publisher: Brookings Inst Press
ISBN: 9780815756514
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
The New Paternalism opens up a serious discussion of supervisory methods in antipoverty policy. The book assembles noted policy experts to examine whether programs that set standards for their clients and supervise them closely are better able to help them than traditional programs that leave clients free to live as they please.
Against Autonomy
Author: Sarah Conly
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107024846
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
Argues that laws that enforce what is good for the individual's well-being, or hinder what is bad, are morally justified.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107024846
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
Argues that laws that enforce what is good for the individual's well-being, or hinder what is bad, are morally justified.
The Limits of Medical Paternalism
Author: Heta Häyry
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113492383X
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
The Limits of Medical Paternalism defines and morally assesses paternalistic interventions, especially in the context of modern medicine and health care, particular emphasis is given to the analysis of the conceptual background of the paternalism issue. In this book an anti-paternalistic view is presented and defended.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113492383X
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
The Limits of Medical Paternalism defines and morally assesses paternalistic interventions, especially in the context of modern medicine and health care, particular emphasis is given to the analysis of the conceptual background of the paternalism issue. In this book an anti-paternalistic view is presented and defended.
Government Paternalism
Author: Julian Le Grand
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691164371
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Should governments save people from themselves? Do governments have the right to influence citizens' behavior related to smoking tobacco, eating too much, not saving enough, drinking alcohol, or taking marijuana—or does this create a nanny state, leading to infantilization, demotivation, and breaches in individual autonomy? Looking at examples from both sides of the Atlantic and around the world, Government Paternalism examines the justifications for, and the prevalence of, government involvement and considers when intervention might or might not be acceptable. Building on developments in philosophy, behavioral economics, and psychology, Julian Le Grand and Bill New explore the roles, boundaries, and responsibilities of the government and its citizens. Le Grand and New investigate specific policy areas, including smoking, saving for pensions, and assisted suicide. They discuss legal restrictions on risky behavior, taxation of harmful activities, and subsidies for beneficial activities. And they pay particular attention to "nudge" or libertarian paternalist proposals that try to change the context in which individuals make decisions so that they make the right ones. Le Grand and New argue that individuals often display "reasoning failure": an inability to achieve the ends that they set themselves. Such instances are ideal for paternalistic interventions—for though such interventions might impinge on autonomy, the impact can be outweighed by an improvement in well-being. Government Paternalism rigorously considers whether the state should guide citizen decision making in positive ways and if so, how this should be achieved.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691164371
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Should governments save people from themselves? Do governments have the right to influence citizens' behavior related to smoking tobacco, eating too much, not saving enough, drinking alcohol, or taking marijuana—or does this create a nanny state, leading to infantilization, demotivation, and breaches in individual autonomy? Looking at examples from both sides of the Atlantic and around the world, Government Paternalism examines the justifications for, and the prevalence of, government involvement and considers when intervention might or might not be acceptable. Building on developments in philosophy, behavioral economics, and psychology, Julian Le Grand and Bill New explore the roles, boundaries, and responsibilities of the government and its citizens. Le Grand and New investigate specific policy areas, including smoking, saving for pensions, and assisted suicide. They discuss legal restrictions on risky behavior, taxation of harmful activities, and subsidies for beneficial activities. And they pay particular attention to "nudge" or libertarian paternalist proposals that try to change the context in which individuals make decisions so that they make the right ones. Le Grand and New argue that individuals often display "reasoning failure": an inability to achieve the ends that they set themselves. Such instances are ideal for paternalistic interventions—for though such interventions might impinge on autonomy, the impact can be outweighed by an improvement in well-being. Government Paternalism rigorously considers whether the state should guide citizen decision making in positive ways and if so, how this should be achieved.
In Our Best Interest
Author: Jason Hanna
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190877146
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
When, if ever, is it permissible to intervene in a person's affairs for his or her own good? This, in essence, is the moral problem of paternalism. Many consider paternalism morally objectionable. In this book, Jason Hanna argues boldly for an alternative pro-paternalist view: that intervention is permissible so long as it serves the best interest of the person subject to it, without thereby wronging others. To Hanna, the moral debate over paternalism is most fundamentally a debate about the weight and relevance of a certain kind of reason or rationale for intervention. In arguing that paternalistic rationales provide valid and weighty reasons, Hanna considers the objections that paternalism is disrespectful, that it wrongly imposes values on people, that it violates individual rights, and that it is likely to be misapplied or abused. He argues that each of these objections fails to demonstrate that there is anything distinctively problematic about paternalism. Moreover, he attempts to situate pro-paternalism within a popular rights-based moral theory. Hanna shows that popular alternatives to pro-paternalism confront serious problems of their own, especially insofar as they attempt to distinguish permissible intervention on behalf of incompetent persons from impermissible intervention on behalf of competent adults. Although the book's central aim is to defend a moral view, it suggests how this view can be fruitfully applied in a number of real-world contexts.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190877146
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
When, if ever, is it permissible to intervene in a person's affairs for his or her own good? This, in essence, is the moral problem of paternalism. Many consider paternalism morally objectionable. In this book, Jason Hanna argues boldly for an alternative pro-paternalist view: that intervention is permissible so long as it serves the best interest of the person subject to it, without thereby wronging others. To Hanna, the moral debate over paternalism is most fundamentally a debate about the weight and relevance of a certain kind of reason or rationale for intervention. In arguing that paternalistic rationales provide valid and weighty reasons, Hanna considers the objections that paternalism is disrespectful, that it wrongly imposes values on people, that it violates individual rights, and that it is likely to be misapplied or abused. He argues that each of these objections fails to demonstrate that there is anything distinctively problematic about paternalism. Moreover, he attempts to situate pro-paternalism within a popular rights-based moral theory. Hanna shows that popular alternatives to pro-paternalism confront serious problems of their own, especially insofar as they attempt to distinguish permissible intervention on behalf of incompetent persons from impermissible intervention on behalf of competent adults. Although the book's central aim is to defend a moral view, it suggests how this view can be fruitfully applied in a number of real-world contexts.
Beyond the New Paternalism
Author: Guy Standing
Publisher: Verso
ISBN: 9781859846353
Category : Comparative industrial relations
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Guy Standing argues for a complex egalitarianism, in which basic income security is a right for all.
Publisher: Verso
ISBN: 9781859846353
Category : Comparative industrial relations
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Guy Standing argues for a complex egalitarianism, in which basic income security is a right for all.