Autonomy and intervention : parentalism in the caring life / John Kultgen.

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Kultgen, John H

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 262 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

1429400382
9781429400381
0195359062
9780195359060
9780195085310
0195085310
1280527048
9781280527043

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Autonomy and intervention.DDC classification:

177/.7 22

LOC classification:

BJ1533.R42 K85 1995eb

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Contents:

1. The Life of Care; 2. Care and Moral Intuition; 3. Care and Morality; 4. The Parental Analogy; 5. Parentalism Defined; 6. The Evaluation of Parentalism; 7. The Anatomy of Intervention; 8. The Value of Autonomy; 9. The Role of Consent; 10. Varieties of Antiparentalism; 11. VanDeVeer's Consent-Based Antiparentalism; 12. The State as Parentalist; 13. Feinberg's Antiparentalism; 14. Professional Parentalism; 15. Conclusion; Appendix: Critical Review of the Literature; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; P; R; S; T; V; W.

Summary: This philosophical treatise explores the place of paternalism in caring for others. It provides guidelines for balancing respect for the recipients' autonomy with the good that can be provided by intervening in their lives.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-256) and index.

This philosophical treatise explores the place of paternalism in caring for others. It provides guidelines for balancing respect for the recipients' autonomy with the good that can be provided by intervening in their lives.