David Birks
Biographic Data
| ID | 5145598 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Birks |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Birks |
| SIGNATURE | BIRKS D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Hong Kong |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8416-1818 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Sin, Tyranny, and the Metaphysics of Money
It is commonly assumed that states pay for goods and services with money collected through taxation. Taxation is coercive, and according to political liberals, the use of funds acquired through taxation must be publicly justified. In this article, we propose that, according to an alternative theory of money, states do not need to use money collected through taxation to pay for goods and services. Rather, states can simply create any amount of mon…
Identity-relative paternalism and allowing harm to others
Sex, Love, and Paternalism
Paternalism as Punishment
In this article, I argue that even if we hold that at least some paternalistic behaviour is impermissible when directed towards innocent persons, in certain cases, the same behaviour is permissible when directed towards criminal offenders. I also defend the claim that in some cases it is morally preferable to behave paternalistically towards offenders as an alternative to traditional methods of punishment. I propose that the reason paternalistic …
Two Ways to Frustrate a Desire
Suppose that a person, call him Andrew, has a desire to drink a cup of tea. He boils the kettle, pours the hot water into the teacup, places the teacup on a side table, and sits down next to it to wait for the tea to brew. When Andrew looks away, and before he is able to satisfy his desire, Beata quickly pours Andrew's tea into a nearby plant pot because she believes that caffeine is bad for Andrew's health. Let us call this example Tea Plant. No…
A qualitative study of rural women's views for the treatment of early breast cancer
AIM: Identify what factors rural women perceived to influence their surgical choice for EBC. BACKGROUND: Higher rates of mastectomy still remain for women with early breast cancer (EBC) in rural areas. While access to radiotherapy is a commonly identified barrier, there is growing debate around other factors which are also important influences on surgical choice. METHODS: Qualitative study with 70 interviews with women diagnosed with EBC in rural…
Moral Status and the Wrongness of Paternalism
In this paper, I consider the view that paternalism is wrong when it demeans or diminishes the paternalizee's moral status (the Moral Status Argument). I argue that we should reject the Moral Status Argument because it is both too narrow and too broad. It is too narrow because it cannot account for the wrongness of some of the most objectionable paternalistic interventions, namely strong paternalistic interventions. It is too broad because it is …
Moral Status and the Wrongness of Paternalism
In this paper, I consider the view that paternalism is wrong when it demeans or diminishes the paternalizee's moral status (the Moral Status Argument). I argue that we should reject the Moral Status Argument because it is both too narrow and too broad. It is too narrow because it cannot account for the wrongness of some of the most objectionable paternalistic interventions, namely strong paternalistic interventions. It is too broad because it is …
Moral Status and the Wrongness of Paternalism
In this paper, I consider the view that paternalism is wrong when it demeans or diminishes the paternalizee's moral status (the Moral Status Argument). I argue that we should reject the Moral Status Argument because it is both too narrow and too broad. It is too narrow because it cannot account for the wrongness of some of the most objectionable paternalistic interventions, namely strong paternalistic interventions. It is too broad because it is …
A qualitative study of rural women's views for the treatment of early breast cancer
AIM: Identify what factors rural women perceived to influence their surgical choice for EBC. BACKGROUND: Higher rates of mastectomy still remain for women with early breast cancer (EBC) in rural areas. While access to radiotherapy is a commonly identified barrier, there is growing debate around other factors which are also important influences on surgical choice. METHODS: Qualitative study with 70 interviews with women diagnosed with EBC in rural…
Two Ways to Frustrate a Desire
Suppose that a person, call him Andrew, has a desire to drink a cup of tea. He boils the kettle, pours the hot water into the teacup, places the teacup on a side table, and sits down next to it to wait for the tea to brew. When Andrew looks away, and before he is able to satisfy his desire, Beata quickly pours Andrew's tea into a nearby plant pot because she believes that caffeine is bad for Andrew's health. Let us call this example Tea Plant. No…
Paternalism as Punishment
In this article, I argue that even if we hold that at least some paternalistic behaviour is impermissible when directed towards innocent persons, in certain cases, the same behaviour is permissible when directed towards criminal offenders. I also defend the claim that in some cases it is morally preferable to behave paternalistically towards offenders as an alternative to traditional methods of punishment. I propose that the reason paternalistic …
Sex, Love, and Paternalism
Identity-relative paternalism and allowing harm to others
Sin, Tyranny, and the Metaphysics of Money
It is commonly assumed that states pay for goods and services with money collected through taxation. Taxation is coercive, and according to political liberals, the use of funds acquired through taxation must be publicly justified. In this article, we propose that, according to an alternative theory of money, states do not need to use money collected through taxation to pay for goods and services. Rather, states can simply create any amount of mon…
Psychology (5 works) · Paternalism (4 works) · Political Philosophy and Ethics (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Law and economics (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works)