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Mills, Christopher E. (2013) The problem of paternal motives. Utilitas, 25 (4). pp. 446-462. doi:10.1017/S0953820813000046
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0953820813000046
Abstract
In this article I assess the ability of motivational accounts of paternalism to respond to a particular challenge: can its proponents adequately explain the source of the distinctive form of disrespect that animates this view? In particular I examine the recent argument put forward by Jonathan Quong that we can explain the presumptive wrong of paternalism by relying on a Rawlsian account of moral status. I challenge the plausibility of Quong's argument, claiming that although this approach can provide a clear response to the explanatory challenge, it is only successful in doing so when it relies on the strength of its rival: the argument from personal autonomy. In doing so I illustrate that such responses are conceptually dependent on an account of respect for persons, and thus much of the relevant controversy is actually disagreement over how we respect other individuals.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) J Political Science > JC Political theory |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law | ||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Paternalism -- Philosophy, Political science, Rawls, John, 1921-2002 -- Influence | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Utilitas | ||||||
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | ||||||
| ISSN: | 0953-8208 | ||||||
| Official Date: | 29 July 2013 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 25 | ||||||
| Number: | 4 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 446-462 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1017/S0953820813000046 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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