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Relational autonomy and paternalism – why the physician-patient relationship matters
Both paternalism and relational autonomy are two concepts that are much discussed in medical ethics. Strangely enough, they have hardly been...
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Hard Paternalism and Confucian Familism
In this paper, I criticize Joel Feinberg’s argument of soft paternalism, which stands against hard paternalism, as being untenable. As assessing...
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Paternalism and Liberty/Autonomy as Dialectically Related Concepts
Following a seminal definition by Gerald Dworkin, paternalism comprises interventions which interfere with the liberty or autonomy of a person, lack...
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Epistemic Libertarian Paternalism
Libertarian paternalism is a weak form of paternalism that recommends nudges rather than bans, restrictions, or other strong interventions. Nudges...
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The political economy of paternalism
Some citizens place a high value on making decisions for themselves. Other citizens are happy to delegate decisions to a government agency. Such...
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Nesting Paternalism. Patterns of the Paternalistic Behaviour from Neolithization and the Modern Age
Paternalism can appear with other forms of social actions toward others and ourselves, a set of activities we comprehend as a part of paternalistic...
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Paternalism and Preventing Self-Harm
One of the best arguments supporting drug prohibition is the paternalism argument, which claims that the government is justified in limiting freedoms...
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How to reveal disguised paternalism: version 2.0
BackgroundWe aim to further develop an index for detecting disguised paternalism, which might influence physicians’ evaluations of whether or not a...
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Disciplinary Paternalism and Resistance in Ontario’s Forensic Mental Health System
This manuscript offers a critical intervention in the forensic mental health scholarship. Our analysis of twenty-six appeal case files reveals that...
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Refugee COVID-19 protocol adherence and NGO staff perceptions: paternalism and power in humanitarian assistance
During the COVID-19 pandemic, humanitarian NGOs have instituted safety protocols intended to reduce the risk of spreading infection during services...
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Liberty, Paternalism, and Road Safety
Traffic safety measures such as seat belts, helmets, and speed limits have often been opposed by people claiming that these measures infringe on...
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Liberty, Paternalism, and Road Safety
Traffic safety measures such as seat belts, helmets, and speed limits have often been opposed by people claiming that these measures infringe on...
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The Algorithmisation of Well-Being Promotion: Towards a Selective Paternalism
This chapter provides a theoretical contribution regarding the implications of adopting algorithms for monitoring workers’ health and well-being as a...
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Preventing Assistance to Die: Assessing Indirect Paternalism Regarding Voluntary Active Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
The chapter focuses on cases of assisted suicide and voluntary euthanasia in relation to the rarely discussed notion of indirect paternalism....
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Paternalism
The word “paternalism” derives etymologically from the Latin paternus (of a father, fatherly). It designates a doctrine or theory that allows...
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A bit of medical paternalism? A qualitative study on power relations between women and healthcare providers when deciding on mode of birth in five public maternity wards of Argentina
BackgroundWhether women should be able to decide on mode of birth in healthcare settings has been a topic of debate in the last few decades. In the...
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Sex, Love, and Paternalism
Paternalistic behaviour directed towards a person’s informed and competent decisions is often thought to be morally impermissible. This view is...