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- adjective Of or pertaining to
paternalism . - noun An advocate of
paternalism .
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Examples
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An expert paternalist is someone who thinks he knows how you should live your life.
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And Thompson often describes these values as "traditional" or "paternalist" -- working in opposition to the values and ideas of an unfettered market; he contrasts "moral economy" with the modern "political economy" associated with liberalism and the ideology of the free market.
Archive 2008-07-01 Daniel Little 2008
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And Thompson often describes these values as "traditional" or "paternalist" -- working in opposition to the values and ideas of an unfettered market; he contrasts "moral economy" with the modern "political economy" associated with liberalism and the ideology of the free market.
"Moral economy" as a historical social concept Daniel Little 2008
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This kind of paternalist attitude towards women's sexuality is not healthy and tends towards the idea that women are possessions that men must take good care of.
The Daily (Maybe) 2010
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"paternalist" state that does not force people to work, and a lacking plan for financing the health sector.
Prague Monitor 2009
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Within both of those sets of systems, internal and external, predictability and contingent novelty compete — so that neither the optimal end state of a given set of relations (therapeutic) nor the optimal means or process of relations generally (paternalist) are even useful concepts.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Paternalistic versus Therapeutic? 2010
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Soft paternalist restrictions on anything from payday loans to junk food are an attempt to remove stumbling blocks from the path.
Leah Anthony Libresco: Ross Douthat's Uncharitable Choice Leah Anthony Libresco 2011
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Soft paternalist restrictions on anything from payday loans to junk food are an attempt to remove stumbling blocks from the path.
Leah Anthony Libresco: Ross Douthat's Uncharitable Choice Leah Anthony Libresco 2011
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In the meantime, the Constitution we actually have permits Congress to pass paternalist legislation.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Charles Fried on the Constitutionality of the Health Care Mandate 2010
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In a libertarian paternalist world, it is still going to be the salesman much more than the regulator who influences your preferences “in a presumably subtle way.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » Richard Thaler Responds to Critics of Libertarian Paternalism 2010
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