Paternalistic Intervention : : The Moral Bounds on Benevolence / / Donald Vandeveer.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1980-1999
• VerfasserIn: Vandeveer, Donald,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014]; ©1986
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: Course Book
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Moral, Political, and Legal Philosophy ; 322
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (466 p.)

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.

Table of 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