Paternalism and the Welfare State

… a core topic in Ethics, Rights, and Accountability and Atlas111M

Topic description

This topic explores values issues associated with paternalism and the welfare state, including the perennial question of what is the “right thing” for a government to do.

Topic learning outcome

Familiarity with the philosophical questions associated with paternalism and the welfare state.

Core concepts associated with this topic

Enforcement Fiduciary Duty

Legitimate Coercion

Procedural Fairness

Readings

To come

Assessment questions

To come

Page created by: Ian Clark, last modified on 1 June 2016.

Image: The Daily Bell, at http://www.thedailybell.com/editorials/richard-ebeling-a-world-without-the-welfare-state/, accessed 31 May 2016.