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Against autonomy : justifying coercive paternalism

Title
  1. Against autonomy : justifying coercive paternalism / by Sarah Conly.
Published by
  1. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Author
  1. Conly, Sarah

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Description
  1. viii, 206 pages; 24 cm
Summary
  1. "Since Mill's seminal work On Liberty, philosophers and political theorists have accepted that we should respect the decisions of individual agents when those decisions affect no one other than themselves. Indeed, to respect autonomy is often understood to be the chief way to bear witness to the intrinsic value of persons. In this book, Sarah Conly rejects the idea of autonomy as inviolable. Drawing on sources from behavioural economics and social psychology, she argues that we are so often irrational in making our decisions that our autonomous choices often undercut the achievement of our own goals. Thus in many cases it would advance our goals more effectively if government were to prevent us from acting in accordance with our decisions. Her argument challenges widely held views of moral agency, democratic values and the public/private distinction, and will interest readers in ethics, political philosophy, political theory and philosophy of law"--
Subject
  1. Decision making > Political aspects
  2. Decision making > Philosophy
  3. Paternalism
  4. Autonomy (Philosophy)
  5. Choice (Psychology)
  6. PHILOSOPHY > Political
  7. Paternalisme
  8. Autonomie (algemeen)
  9. Autonomie
  10. Entscheidungstheorie
  11. Paternalismus
  12. Politische Philosophie
  13. Decision Making
  14. Philosophy
  15. Personal Autonomy
Contents
  1. Introduction: the argument -- 1. Why value autonomy? -- 2. Individuality -- 3. Alienation, authenticity, and affect -- 4. Misuse and abuse: perfectionism and preferences -- 5. Misuse and abuse: punishment and privacy -- 6. Applications -- 7. Final justifications.
Call number
  1. JFE 15-3201
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-203) and index.
Author
  1. Conly, Sarah, author.
Title
  1. Against autonomy : justifying coercive paternalism / by Sarah Conly.
Imprint
  1. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-203) and index.
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  1. Available to Stanford-affiliated users.
Other form:
  1. Against autonomy (NL-LeOCL)355403919 (OCoLC)829904277
LCCN
  1. 2012021094
Other standard identifier
  1. 40021789436
ISBN
  1. 9781107024847 (hardback)
  2. 1107024846 (hardback)
Research call number
  1. JFE 15-3201
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