Paternalistic Intervention : the Moral Bounds on Benevolence.
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, profe...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
2014.
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| Series: | Studies in moral, political, and legal philosophy.
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| 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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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (466 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781400854066 1400854067 |
