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Kultgen, John

 
9780195085310: Autonomy and Intervention: Parentalism in the Caring Life
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0195085310 ISBN 13 : 9780195085310
Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 1995

Synopsis

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.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

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.

Revue de presse

this is a readable and well-researched book that should be of interest not only to moral philosophers, but to those in the caring professions who mnust wrestle with the complex ethical dilemmas that caring for presumptively competent yet needy individuals presents (Ethics, July 1996)

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press Inc
Date d'édition
1995
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0195085310
ISBN 13 
9780195085310
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
280
Coordonnées du fabricant
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