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Descriptor English: Paternalism
Descriptor Spanish: Paternalismo
Descriptor paternalismo
Scope note: Interferencia con la LIBERTAD o AUTONOMÍA PERSONAL de otra persona, con justificaciones relativas a la promoción de lo que es bueno a una persona o a la prevención del peligro a una persona. (Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy, 1995); más generalmente, no permitir que una persona tome sus propias decisiones.
Descriptor Portuguese: Paternalismo
Descriptor French: Paternalisme
Tree number(s): F01.829.547
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D026706
Scope note: Interference with the FREEDOM or PERSONAL AUTONOMY of another person, with justifications referring to the promotion of the person's good or the prevention of harm to the person. (from Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy, 1995); more generally, not allowing a person to make decisions on his or her own behalf.
Annotation: do not confuse with FATHERS or PATERNITY
Allowable Qualifiers: ES ethics
Public MeSH Note: 2002
History Note: 2002
Related: Beneficence MeSH
Personal Autonomy MeSH
DeCS ID: 36315
Unique ID: D026706
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Date Established: 2002/01/01
Date of Entry: 2001/07/25
Revision Date: 2002/10/31
Paternalism - Preferred
Concept UI M0378691
Scope note Interference with the FREEDOM or PERSONAL AUTONOMY of another person, with justifications referring to the promotion of the person's good or the prevention of harm to the person. (from Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy, 1995); more generally, not allowing a person to make decisions on his or her own behalf.
Preferred term Paternalism



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