RT Article
T1 Political Perfectionism and the Moral Acceptability of Pure Paternalism
JF American catholic philosophical quarterly
VO 91
IS 1
SP 95
OP 112
A1 Bailey, Adam D.
LA English
PB Philosophy Documentation Center
YR 2017
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1588248976
AB In this essay, I argue against an important position in contemporary perfectionist political philosophy, which holds both that the state is instrumental in nature and that there are principled, rather than merely prudential, limits on the scope of state authority such that pure paternalism is not morally acceptable. By so doing, I provide a conditional defense of the moral acceptability of pure paternalism.
K1 Military readiness
K1 MORAL attitudes
K1 Paternalism
K1 PERFECTIONISM (Personality trait)
K1 Political Philosophy
DO 10.5840/acpq20161214107