Moral Status and the Wrongness of Paternalism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8115232 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Birks (0000-0002-8416-1818, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 483-498 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Theory and Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-802X • E-ISSN: 2154-123X |
| Publisher | Philosophy Documentation Center (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5840/soctheorpract201440329 |
| PMID | 25075133 |
| PMCID | PMC4112079 |
| OpenAlex | W2014951865 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 1 |
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 unable to distinguish between wrongful paternalistic acts that are plausibly considered more wrong than other wrongful paternalistic acts
Argument (complex analysis · Economics · Epistemology · Law and economics · Paternalism · Political science · Positive economics · Psychological intervention · Sociology · Medicine · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Philosophy and Theoretical Science · Psychology · Theology and Philosophy of Evil · Law · Philosophy · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2024 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |