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Autonomy and Intervention

Paternalism in the Caring Life

  • Hardback
  • 280 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 2 cm

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The basic relationship between people should be care, and the caring life is the highest which humans can live. Unfortunately, care that is not thoughtful slides into illegitimate intrusion on autonomy. Autonomy is a basic good, and we should not abridge it without good reason. On the other hand, it is not the only good. We must sometimes intervene in the lives of others to protect them from grave harms or provide them with important benefits. The reflective person, therefore, needs guidelines for caring. Some contemporary moralists condemn paternalism categorically. This work examines weaknesses in their arguments and proposes new guidelines for paternalism, which it calls "parentalism" to avoid the patriarchal connotations of the old term. Its antiparentalism is more moderate than standard antipaternalism based on an exaggerated respect for autonomy. The work explores implications for both the personal sphere of interactions between individuals, such as friends and family members, and the public sphere of institutions, legislation, and the professional practices.
  • Author

    John Kultgen

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Oxford University Press

  • Published

    May 1995

  • Weight

    582g

  • Page Count

    280

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 2 cm

  • ISBN

    9780195085310

  • ISBN-10

    0195085310

  • Eden Code

    4562114

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