Paternalism is action that limits a person's or group's liberty or autonomy against their will, intended to promote their own good. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Institution TypePolitical and legal institution: action that limits a person's or group's liberty or autonomy against their will, intended to promote their own good. 1 Emergence PeriodNot datable to a single origin as a practice; the term itself entered English in the fifteenth century from the Old French paternel, with paternalism developing later as a named concept in political and social theory. 1 Sources
1. Paternalism (Wikipedia)
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is action that limits a person's or group's liberty or autonomy against their will and is intended to promote their own good
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