Paternalism

  • Macario Alemany Universidad de Alicante
Keywords: paternalism, autonomy, perfectionism, benevolence, incompetence

Abstract

This article gives a brief description of a concept of paternalism that would be central in the current fields of law, politics and ethics. According to it, paternalism would essentially consist of an exercise of power over a subject (or a group of subjects) aimed at avoiding damages of physical, psychic and/or economic type to the subject itself (or group). Likewise, the general guidelines of a model of justification of paternalistic intervention are described.

doi: https://doi.org/10.20318/eunomia.2017.3652

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Published
2017-03-16
How to Cite
Alemany, M. (2017). Paternalism. EUNOMÍA. Revista En Cultura De La Legalidad, (12), 199-209. Retrieved from https://e-revistas.uc3m.es/index.php/EUNOM/article/view/3652
Section
Voices on Lawfulness