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PARENTALISM aka PATERNALISM

PARENTALISM aka PATERNALISM. PROTECTING PERSONS FROM HARMING THEMSELVES. ACTING LIKE A PARENT [FATHER]. PRINCIPLE OF PARENTALISM.

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PARENTALISM aka PATERNALISM

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  1. PARENTALISM aka PATERNALISM • PROTECTING PERSONS FROM HARMING THEMSELVES. • ACTING LIKE A PARENT [FATHER]

  2. PRINCIPLE OF PARENTALISM • ONE SHOULD RESTRICT AN INDIVIDUAL’S CHOSEN ACTION AGAINST HIS/HER CONSENT IN ORDER TO PREVENT THAT INDIVIDUAL FROM SELF-HARM, OR TO SECURE FOR THAT INDIVIDUAL A GOOD WHICH HE/SHE MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE ACHIEVE.

  3. ASSUMPTIONS UNDERLYING PARENTALISM • A PRIVILEGED POSITION ALLOWING AN INDIVIDUAL TO THINK HE/SHE KNOWS WHAT IS BEST FOR ANOTHER • SOCIAL ROLE • PARENT • POLITICIAN • LAWMAKER • LEADER • SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE • RELIGIOUS LEADER • PHYSICIAN

  4. FORMS OF PARENTALISM • STRONG PARENTALISM • RESTRICT THE LIBERTY OF THOSE WHO ARE FUNCTIONALLY AUTONOMOUS • WEAK PARENTALISM • RESTRICT THE ACTIONS OF THOSE WITH PERMANENT SEVERELY DIMINISHED AUTONOMY • TEMPORARILY CONSTRAIN INDIVIDUALS • TO DETERMINE IF THEY ARE AUTONOMOUS • TO RESTORE THEIR AUTONOMY

  5. ADJUSTMENTS TO PARENTALISM • CONSUMERS’ EXERCISE OF AUTONOMY • FOLLOWERS’ REASONABLE EXERCISE OF AUTONOMY • DEMANDS OF BENEFICENCE • PARENTALISM MAY SOMETIMES BE BENEFICENT

  6. KEY QUESTIONS • WILL THE EXERCISE OF PARENTALISM INHIBIT THE SELF-ACTUALIZATION OF THE OTHER? • INTERFERE WITH THE EXERCISE OF THE OTHER’S AUTONOMY? • WILL THE EXERCISE OF PARENTALISM ENHANCE THE SELF-ACTUALIZATION OF THE OTHER? • PROMOTE HEALTHIER DECISION-MAKING BY THE OTHER?

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