[pə-tûŕnə-lĭźəm]
(n.)A policy or practice of treating or governing people in a fatherly manner, especially by providing for their needs without giving them rights or responsibilities.
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Paternalism refers usually to an attitude or a policy reminiscent of the hierarchic pattern of a family based on patriarchy, that is, there is a figurehead (the father, pater in Latin) that makes d...
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This entry examines some of the conceptual issues involved in analyzing paternalism, and then discusses the normative issues concerning the legitimacy of paternalism by the state and various civil institutions...
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"Paternalism" comes from the Latin pater, meaning to act like a father, or to treat another person like a child. ("Parentalism" is a gender-neutral anagram of "paternalism".) In modern philosophy and jurisprudence, it is to act for the good of another person without that person's consent, as parents do for children.
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Paternalism and Slavery ... • To question how scholars have described slavery and the behavior of both those held as slaves and the slaveholders. Paternalism and Slavery; • Paternalism is one such description of the relationship between those held as slaves and the slaveholder.
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In Ethics, 'paternalism' refers to any action or policy which infringes on the autonomy of a moral agent. We generally recognize two forms of Paternalism: ... Strong Paternalism - the intentional violation of a competent agent's will.
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Paternalism and Its Five Models; ... ; Carolina Galindo; ; WHAT IS PATERNALISM? ... On the other hand, one could interpret paternalism in such a way that the motives of slaveholders were not the key issue, but rather that slavery was a state of dependency where the slaves were dependent upon slaveholders for their survival and...
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Paternalism in the context of health care is constituted by any action, decision, rule, or policy made by a physician or other care-giver, or a government, that dictates what is best for the patient(s) without considering the patient’s own beliefs and value system and does not respect patient autonomy.
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Paternalism involves a conflict of two important values: 1) the value we place on the freedom of persons to make their own choices about how they will lead their lives, and 2) the value we place on promoting and protecting the well being of others. ... For example, paternalism is sometimes warranted when dealing with children,
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