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Paternalistic Intervention : The Moral Bounds on Benevolence / Donald Vandeveer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vandeveer, Donald, author.
- Series:
- Studies in moral, political, and legal philosophy.
- Studies in Moral, Political, and Legal Philosophy
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Benevolence.
- Paternalism--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Paternalism.
- Respect for persons.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (466 p.)
- Edition:
- Course Book
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2014]
- Language Note:
- English
- 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 distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- One. The Nature and Scope of Paternalism
- Two. Appeals to Consent
- Three. Appeals to Doing Good
- Four. The Doctrine of Informed Consent
- Five. Death, Sex, Odysseus and the Sirens
- Six. Paternalistic Limits on Risk Taking
- Seven. our Dealings with Incompetents
- Eight. Overview, Reservations, and Implications
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)
- ISBN:
- 9780691639062
- 069163906X
- 9781400854066
- 1400854067
- 9780691611020
- 0691611025
- OCLC:
- 884013616
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