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Nudging for liberals
Editors
Title / Series / Name
Social Theory and Practice
Publication Volume
41
Publication Issue
4
Pages
Authors
Editors
Keywords
Paternalism
Liberalism
Desire
Opportunistic behavior
Choice architecture
Judgment
Libertarianism
Morality
Injunctions
Cigarette smoking
Liberalism
Desire
Opportunistic behavior
Choice architecture
Judgment
Libertarianism
Morality
Injunctions
Cigarette smoking
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14018/13485
Abstract
In this article I argue that anti-perfectionist liberals can accept nudging in certain areas: in particular, they can accept nudges aimed at helping people to discharge their nonenforceable duties, and to secure personal autonomy. I claim that nudging is not disrespectful since it does not involve a comparative negative judgment on people’s ability to pursue their plans, and that the judgments that motivate nudging are compatible with treating citizens as free and equal. I also claim that despite being sometimes manipu- lative, nudging is easy to resist and so it can be employed to pursue legitimate goals.
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Publisher
Place of Publication
Type
Journal article
Date
2015
Language
ISBN
Identifiers
https://doi.org/10.5840/soctheorpract201541435