02722oam 2200685I 450 991046230480332120200520144314.01-283-58653-397866138989820-203-10619-91-136-25692-X10.4324/9780203106198 (CKB)2670000000237931(EBL)1016090(OCoLC)809644745(SSID)ssj0000704979(PQKBManifestationID)12295005(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000704979(PQKBWorkID)10619254(PQKB)10373503(MiAaPQ)EBC1016090(Au-PeEL)EBL1016090(CaPaEBR)ebr10596258(CaONFJC)MIL389898(EXLCZ)99267000000023793120180706d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFoundations of freedom welfare-based arguments against paternalism /Simon R. ClarkeNew York :Routledge,2012.1 online resource (146 p.)Routledge studies in contemporary philosophy ;41Routledge studies in contemporary philosophy ;41Description based upon print version of record.0-415-62237-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. [131]-134) and index.Pleasure and desire -- Self-development -- Autonomy -- Social forms -- Endorsement -- Activeness and intention -- Trust -- Summary and conclusion.What makes individual freedom valuable? People have always believed in freedom, have sought it, and have sometimes fought and died for it. The belief that it is something to be valued is widespread. But does this belief have a rational foundation? This book examines answers to these questions that are based on the welfare of the person whose freedom is at stake. There are various conceptions of a worthwhile life, a life that is valuable for the person whose life it is. These conceptions will be examined to see whether they are plausible and what their connection, if any, is to freedoRoutledge Studies in Contemporary PhilosophyIndividualismLibertyPaternalismAutonomyElectronic books.Individualism.Liberty.Paternalism.Autonomy.323.44Clarke Simon R.992701MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462304803321Foundations of freedom2273155UNINA