Welfarism
The word ‘welfarism’ as a midway between capitalism and socialism is said to have been “coined by the British economist John Hicks, and introduced into contemporary debate about social justice by Amartya Sen; and connotes that the distribution of economic goods is evaluated by the effect it has on the welfare of the persons concerned” (Web 29/03/2017). In a similar way, Omoregbe in his book, Social – Political Philosophy, states that “welfarism as a ‘midway’ between capitalism and socialism is an ideology which allows private enterprises on one hand, but takes a substantial part of the profit through taxation by the State on the other hand, and used it to provide basic amenities for the common good” (10). Without undermining the provision …show more content…
John Stuart Mill in his book, On Liberty and Other Essays, believes paternalism is only appropriate when it is towards children, and unnecessary for people in the maturity of their faculties (Web 16/04/2017). He argues against State paternalism based on the premise that “individuals know their own good better than the State does, and on the fact that paternalism disrupts the development of an independent character” (Web 16/04/2017). In a similar way, Joel Feinberg in his book, Harm to Self, believes that paternalism towards adults means treating adults as if they are children (4). However, Thomas Pogge in his book, World Poverty and Human Rights, highlights a number of criteria that could make paternalism acceptable as a principle of meeting the needs of people in any community. For him, general accepted items such as nutrition, clothing, and shelter are under the ambient of paternalism as they are basic necessities of human flourishing (Web
The word ‘welfarism’ as a midway between capitalism and socialism is said to have been “coined by the British economist John Hicks, and introduced into contemporary debate about social justice by Amartya Sen; and connotes that the distribution of economic goods is evaluated by the effect it has on the welfare of the persons concerned” (Web 29/03/2017). In a similar way, Omoregbe in his book, Social – Political Philosophy, states that “welfarism as a ‘midway’ between capitalism and socialism is an ideology which allows private enterprises on one hand, but takes a substantial part of the profit through taxation by the State on the other hand, and used it to provide basic amenities for the common good” (10). Without undermining the provision …show more content…
John Stuart Mill in his book, On Liberty and Other Essays, believes paternalism is only appropriate when it is towards children, and unnecessary for people in the maturity of their faculties (Web 16/04/2017). He argues against State paternalism based on the premise that “individuals know their own good better than the State does, and on the fact that paternalism disrupts the development of an independent character” (Web 16/04/2017). In a similar way, Joel Feinberg in his book, Harm to Self, believes that paternalism towards adults means treating adults as if they are children (4). However, Thomas Pogge in his book, World Poverty and Human Rights, highlights a number of criteria that could make paternalism acceptable as a principle of meeting the needs of people in any community. For him, general accepted items such as nutrition, clothing, and shelter are under the ambient of paternalism as they are basic necessities of human flourishing (Web