Against coercive paternalism: A case for soft paternalism and the preservation of autonomy
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Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
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Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Against coercive paternalism: A case for soft paternalism and the preservation of autonomy
Original language description
The article opposes the rejection of autonomy in favor of coercive paternalism. Based on the thought of especially John Stuart Mill, Immanuel Kant, and Joel Feinberg, it suggests that au- tonomy as an ideal, a moral capacity, and a foundational principle in liberal democracies must not be surrendered for a doctrine of benevolent coercion. The arguments are equally concerned with the justifications for coercion, the value of autonomy and moral agency, and the dangers of paternalism (e.g. infantilization). The article concludes that Mill's soft paternalism based on the harm principle could serve as a reasonable middle-ground allowing for the most severe types of self-harming behavior to be avoided without surrendering autonomy altogether.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>ost</sub> - Miscellaneous article in a specialist periodical
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50601 - Political science
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2020
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Annales Scientia Politica
ISSN
1339-0732
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
9
Issue of the periodical within the volume
2
Country of publishing house
SK - SLOVAKIA
Number of pages
11
Pages from-to
5-15
UT code for WoS article
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EID of the result in the Scopus database
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