The antipaternalist psychology of William James

Mario J. Rizzo

doi:10.1017/bpp.2023.20

The antipaternalist psychology of William James

Mario J. Rizzo

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to first review William James's explicit positions on paternalism in the context of medical licensure and the annexation of the Philippines. Then I wish to show that these positions, as well as a more generalized antipaternalist stance, are the implications of James's philosophy and psychology and not simply his 'personal' sentiments. The elements of James's thought are arranged in such a way as to facilitate a comparison with contemporary behavioral (heuristics and biases) paternalism. The conclusion is that James has arguments against behavioral paternalism avant la lettre that are still useful and deserve discussion.

Original language	English (US)
Journal	Behavioural Public Policy
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/bpp.2023.20
State	Accepted/In press - 2023

Keywords

Jamesian psychology
paternalism
rationality
toleration

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Social Psychology
Sociology and Political Science
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Applied Psychology
Political Science and International Relations

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