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paternalism Definition

pa·ter·nal·ism (-iz′əm)

noun

the principle or system of governing or controlling a country, group of employees, etc. in a manner suggesting a father's relationship with his children

Etymology: paternal + -ism

paternalism Related Forms

pa·ter′·nal·ist noun, adjective pa·ter′·nal·is′·tic adjective pa·ter′·nal·is′·ti·cally adverb

paternalism Synonyms

paternalism

n.

collectivism, totalitarianism, socialism, benevolent despotism, jurisdiction, Fourierism.

paternalism Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • involve: This rules out, among other things, conceptions of 'positive liberty ' that really involve paternalism.
  • justify: Others, such as Beauchamp and Childress, justify paternalism not through consent but solely by beneficence.

Preposition: in

medicine: The emphasis on protecting patients was parallel to paternalism in medicine, but some people did need protecting.

Adjective modifier

  • medical: Medical paternalism is being replaced by an emphasis on autonomy, with adequate information for patients to decide.
  • benevolent: Richard Dimbleby's benevolent paternalism was set alongside the differing personalities of Michelmore and, to a greater extent, Whicker.
  • libertarian: Libertarian paternalism started life in a 2003 paper by two of America's most innovative economists, Cass Sunstein and Richard Thaler.
  • soft: More generally, we might accept what Feinberg called " soft paternalism.
  • moral: To be sure it is not always easy to distinguish between legal moralism and moral paternalism.
  • benign: Only they now have a sense of benign paternalism to any developing civilization.

Noun used with modifier

  • welfare: Moral vs. welfare paternalism The usual justification for paternalism refers to the interests of the person being interfered with.
  • enterprise: Publications 2 ) The forms and limits of enterprise paternalism.