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paternalism: a standalone construct

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paternalism1 CONSTRUCTPaternalism (Ethics)DWORKIN · ETHICS

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interfering with a person's liberty for the sake of their own good, and when such interference can be justified.

In ethics, paternalism refers to interfering with a person's liberty for the sake of their own good, and when such interference can be justified. This meaning comes from Dworkin (1972) in Monist.[1]

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asymmetric paternalism1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone constructcontractual paternalism1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone constructepistemic paternalism1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct

References

  1. Dworkin, G. (1972). Paternalism. Monist, 56(1), 64-84. https://doi.org/10.5840/monist197256119

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