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Paternalistic Intervention [electronic resource] : The Moral Bounds on Benevolence.

By: Series: Studies in moral, political, and legal philosophyPublication details: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.Description: 1 online resource (466 p.)ISBN:
  • 9781400854066 (electronic bk.)
  • 1400854067 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Paternalistic Intervention : The Moral Bounds on BenevolenceDDC classification:
  • 170
LOC classification:
  • BJ1533.R42 V36 2014
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover; Contents; 1. The Nature and Scope of Paternalism; 2. Appeals to Consent; 3. Appeals to Doing Good; 4. The Doctrine of Informed Consent; 5. Death, Sex, Odysseus and theSirens; 6. Paternalistic Limits on Risk Taking; 7. Our Dealings with Incompetents; 8. Overview,Reservations, and Implications
Summary: Donald VanDeVeer probes the moral complexities of the question: under what conditions is it permissible to intervene invasively in the lives of competent persons--for example, by deception, force, or coercive threat--for their own good? In a work with broad significance for law, public policy, professional-client relations, and private interactions, he presents a theory of an autonomy-respecting"" paternalism. Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the.
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Cover; Contents; 1. The Nature and Scope of Paternalism; 2. Appeals to Consent; 3. Appeals to Doing Good; 4. The Doctrine of Informed Consent; 5. Death, Sex, Odysseus and theSirens; 6. Paternalistic Limits on Risk Taking; 7. Our Dealings with Incompetents; 8. Overview,Reservations, and Implications

Donald VanDeVeer probes the moral complexities of the question: under what conditions is it permissible to intervene invasively in the lives of competent persons--for example, by deception, force, or coercive threat--for their own good? In a work with broad significance for law, public policy, professional-client relations, and private interactions, he presents a theory of an autonomy-respecting"" paternalism. Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the.

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