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Duty to self : moral, political, and legal self-relation /

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To say of someone that she has a duty to herself, or that she owes it to herself to do this or that, isn't likely to raise the eyebrow of the proverbial person on the street. These forms of words often find their way into everyday talk without bringing the proceedings to a pause for clarificati...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schofield, Paul (Assistant Professor of Philosophy) (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Conduct of life.
Self.
Duty.
Responsibility.
Supererogation.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • On the Significance of Duties to the Self
  • Troubles for Duties to the Self
  • Defending Duties to the Self Part 1: Duties Across Time
  • Defending Duties to the Self Part 2: Duties at a Moment
  • Might There Be Self-Directed Political Duties? Troubles for State Paternalism
  • Defending Political Duties to the Self: The Possibility of Liberal Paternalism
  • Practical Philosophy After Duties to Self.