Paternalistic Intervention: The Moral Bounds on Benevolence

by Donald Vandeveer

Book Overview

Donald VanDeVeer probes the moral complexities of the question: under what conditions is it permissible to intervene invasively in the lives of competent persons--for example, by deception, force, or coercive threat--for their own good? In a work with broad significance for law, public policy, professional-client relations, and private interactions, he presents a theory of an autonomy-respecting" paternalism.

Originally published in 1986...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 069163906X
• ISBN13: 9780691639062
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 466 Pages
• Weight: 1.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"