Paternalistic Intervention
Vandeveer, Donald.
Paternalistic Intervention The Moral Bounds on Benevolence. [electronic resource] : - Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014. - 1 online resource (466 p.) - Studies in Moral, Political, and Legal Philosophy . - Studies in moral, political, and legal philosophy. .
Description based upon print version of record.
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.
9781400854066 (electronic bk.) 1400854067 (electronic bk.)
Benevolence.
Paternalism -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Respect for persons.
Respect for persons.
Paternalism--Moral and ethical aspects.
Benevolence.
PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy
PHILOSOPHY / Social
Electronic books.
BJ1533.R42 V36 2014
170
Paternalistic Intervention The Moral Bounds on Benevolence. [electronic resource] : - Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014. - 1 online resource (466 p.) - Studies in Moral, Political, and Legal Philosophy . - Studies in moral, political, and legal philosophy. .
Description based upon print version of record.
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.
9781400854066 (electronic bk.) 1400854067 (electronic bk.)
Benevolence.
Paternalism -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Respect for persons.
Respect for persons.
Paternalism--Moral and ethical aspects.
Benevolence.
PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy
PHILOSOPHY / Social
Electronic books.
BJ1533.R42 V36 2014
170
