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    Liberty and Paternalism

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    LIBERTY AND PATERNALISM John Stuart Mill and Gerald Dworkin have distinctly opposing views on legal paternalism in that Mill is adamantly against any form of paternalism‚ whereas Dworkin believes that there do exist circumstances in which paternalism is justified. Both agree that paternalism is justified when the well being of another person is violated or put at risk. Mill takes on a utilitarian argument‚ explaining that allowing an individual to exercise his freedom of free choice is more beneficial

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    Mill - Dworkin debate 1. Mill’s utilitarian argument against paternalism "I forego any advantage which could be derived to my argument from the idea of abstract right as a thing independent of utility. I regard utility as the ultimate appeal on all ethical questions; but it must be utility in the largest sense‚ grounded on the permanent interests of man as a progressive being". Mill does not argue that liberty is a right but rather that giving people liberty has beneficial consequences. Mill thinks

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    Examination of Mill and Dworkin Looking at the legal status of drugs‚ and one’s own liberty for that matter‚ I examined the works of Mills and Dworkin. There are many different views‚ and in the end‚ as in all philosophical issues‚ there is no one answer. It then boils down to which one‚ if either‚ of these two different points of view is correct. Each of the works is presented in the book Contemporary Moral Problems by James White. After careful examination of both views‚ I will discuss each and

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    Andrea Dworkin Response

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    to be completely credible in her sometimes audacious statements about equality‚ the nature of men‚ and sexism‚ Andrea Dworkin herself comes out as a victim of rape. While that was guaranteed to be a touchy subject it definitely gave her the power to affect an audience of 500 men and maintained a level of Ethos in her argument. When bringing up instances about rape and abuse‚ Dworkin by no means sugar-coats anything. She is biased. She is harsh in her use of language. And quite honestly she does a

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    Essay On Paternalism

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    themselves‚ including denying practices or choices that would interrupt the medical provider’s duty of beneficence. Paternalism is the overriding of a person’s autonomy for their own good. Two types of paternalism exist. There is weak paternalism‚ which is paternalism on a patient that does not have sufficient autonomy or a person whose autonomy is greatly diminished. There is also strong paternalism‚ which is overriding a person’s choices

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    Asymmetric Paternalism

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    Regulation for Conservatives: Behavioral Economics and the Case for "Asymmetric Paternalism" To begin to understand this article we must first define what the authors mean by asymmetric paternalism. According to the Oxford Dictionary‚ asymmetric is without symmetry or not divided equally. The definition of paternalism states that it is behaving in a paternal way or limiting freedom and responsibility by well-meant regulations. The authors state that the paternal regulations discussed are those

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    Nudge Paternalism

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    this essay I aim to provide a brief argument against Paternalism and an evaluation of Nudge Paternalism‚ as a means to emphasize the advantages of this softer form of paternalism‚ despite its violation on autonomy‚ as opposed to complete ‘laisser-faire’. I will conclude

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    Dworkin V Mackinnon

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    MacKinnon ’s that it promotes the inequality in the sexes by discriminating women showing them as subordinates of men. MacKinnon wants to see pornography banned in order to help women ’s position in the social spheres of society. Her opponent is Ronald Dworkin who stands for negative liberty in all its forms‚ believes that the banning of pornography is not the answer to help women ’s status. Censorship to him is an infringement on one ’s freedom and he does not advocate any sort of chains on freedom in

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    gerald

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    INTRODUCTION The history of the West and their interactions with those in Africa especially‚ are fraught with paternalism and the trend is continuing today. American journalists in particular‚ only cover the negatives of Africa while ignoring the countries’ political and economic success stories. This narrative only continues the narratives of Africa’s helplessness. By downplaying African countries abilities to plan and follow through with efforts to develop and improve themselves‚ it harms not only

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