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Donald VanDeVeer probes the moral complexities of the question: under what conditions is it permissible to intervene invasively in the lives of competent persons--for example, by deception, force, or coercive threat--for their own good? In a work with broad significance for law, public policy, professional-client relations, and private interactions



Table of Contents
*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Acknowledgments, pg. xi*Introduction, pg. 1*One. The Nature and Scope of Paternalism, pg. 10*Two. Appeals to Consent, pg. 45*Three. Appeals to Doing Good, pg. 95*Four. The Doctrine of Informed Consent, pg. 164*Five. Death, Sex, Odysseus and the Sirens, pg. 224*Six. Paternalistic Limits on Risk Taking, pg. 302*Seven. our Dealings with Incompetents, pg. 345*Eight. Overview, Reservations, and Implications, pg. 422*Index, pg. 449

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: 7/14/2014 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780691611020, 978-0691611020
      ISBN10: 0691611025
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Donald VanDeVeer probes the moral complexities of the question: under what conditions is it permissible to intervene invasively in the lives of competent persons--for example, by deception, force, or coercive threat--for their own good? In a work with broad significance for law, public policy, professional-client relations, and private interactions



      Table of Contents
      *FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Acknowledgments, pg. xi*Introduction, pg. 1*One. The Nature and Scope of Paternalism, pg. 10*Two. Appeals to Consent, pg. 45*Three. Appeals to Doing Good, pg. 95*Four. The Doctrine of Informed Consent, pg. 164*Five. Death, Sex, Odysseus and the Sirens, pg. 224*Six. Paternalistic Limits on Risk Taking, pg. 302*Seven. our Dealings with Incompetents, pg. 345*Eight. Overview, Reservations, and Implications, pg. 422*Index, pg. 449

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