The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Paternalism

Kalle Grill is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Umeå University, Sweden. His research mainly concerns paternalism and related issues, such as nudging, respect for preferences, and various issues in public health policy. He also works on population ethics. Jason Hanna is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Northern Illinois University, USA. His research addresses issues in normative and applied ethics, including the permissibility of paternalism and the defensibility of deontological constraints on harming. He has previously held a Faculty Fellowship at Tulane University's Murphy Institute.

Introduction: Jason Hanna and Kalle Grill

A. What is Paternalism?






The Concept of Paternalism: Danny Scoccia (New Mexico State University)



Hard and Soft Paternalism: Jason Hanna (Northern Illinois University)



Moralism and Moral Paternalism: Peter de Marneffe (Arizona State University)



Paternalism by and towards Groups: Kalle Grill (Umeå University)



Self-Paternalism: Chrisoula Andreou (University of Utah)
B. Paternalism and Ethical Theory




Paternalism and Well-Being: Jason Raibley (California State University, Long Beach)



Consequentialism, Paternalism, and the Value of Liberty: Sarah Conly (Bowdoin College)



Kantian Perspectives on Paternalism: Melissa Seymour Fahmy (University of Georgia)



Paternalism and Duties to Self: Michael Cholbi (California State Polytechnic Univ, Pomona)



Paternalism and Rights: Daniel Groll (Carleton College)



Paternalism and Sentimentalism: Michael Slote (University of Miami)



Paternalism and Autonomy: Suzy Killmister (Monash University, Australia)
C. Paternalism and Political Philosophy




Mill’s Absolute Ban on Paternalism: Jonathan Riley (Tulane University)



Perfectionism and Paternalism: Steven Wall (University of Arizona)



Libertarian Perspectives on Paternalism: Peter Vallentyne (University of Missouri)



Egalitarian Perspectives on Paternalism: Richard Arneson (University of California, San Diego)



Should the Capability Approach be Paternalistic? Serene Khader (Brooklyn College and CUNY Graduate Center)
D. Paternalism Without Coercion




Libertarian Paternalism, Nudging and Public Policy: Muireann Quigley (Newcastle Law School)



Paternalistic Manipulation: Moti Gorin (Colorado State University)



Paternalistic Lying and Deception: Andreas Stokke (Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study, Uppsala University)



Epistemic Paternalism: Kristoffer Ahlstrom-Vij (Birkbeck College, University of London)
E. Paternalism in Practice




Paternalism and the Criminal Law: Heidi Hurd (University of Illinois)



Paternalism and Contract Law: Péter Cserne (University of Hull)



Paternalism and the Practitioner/Patient Relationship: Emma C. Bullock (Central European University)



Deciding for the Incompetent: Dana Howard (Dept. of Bioethics, NIH)



Paternalism and Education: Gina Schouten (Harvard University)



Paternalism and Intimate Relationships: George Tsai (University of Hawaii)

Index