Research Catalog

Title

Against autonomy : justifying coercive paternalism / by Sarah Conly.

Author

Conly, Sarah

Publication

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.

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Details

Description

viii, 206 pages; 24 cm

Summary

"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

• Decision making > Political aspects
• Decision making > Philosophy
• Paternalism
• Autonomy (Philosophy)
• Choice (Psychology)
• PHILOSOPHY > Political
• Paternalisme
• Autonomie (algemeen)
• Autonomie
• Entscheidungstheorie
• Paternalismus
• Politische Philosophie
• Decision Making
• Philosophy
• Personal Autonomy

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-203) and index.

Contents

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

JFE 15-3201

ISBN

• 9781107024847 (hardback)
• 1107024846 (hardback)

LCCN

• 2012021094
• 40021789436

OCLC

796230000

Author

Conly, Sarah, author.

Title

Against autonomy : justifying coercive paternalism / by Sarah Conly.

Imprint

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-203) and index.

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Available to Stanford-affiliated users.

Other Form:

Against autonomy (NL-LeOCL)355403919 (OCoLC)829904277

Other Standard Identifier

40021789436

Research Call Number

JFE 15-3201