Political Perfectionism and the Moral Acceptability of Pure Paternalism
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 mo...
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| Формат: | Электронный ресурс Статья |
| Язык: | Английский |
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Philosophy Documentation Center
[2017]
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American catholic philosophical quarterly
Год: 2017, Том: 91, Выпуск: 1, Страницы: 95-112 |
| Другие ключевые слова: | B
MORAL attitudes
B Paternalism B Political Philosophy B PERFECTIONISM (Personality trait) B Military readiness |
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| Итог: | 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. |
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| ISSN: | 2153-8441 |
| Второстепенные работы: | Enthalten in: American catholic philosophical quarterly
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5840/acpq20161214107 |