Abstract (may include machine translation)
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 manipulative, nudging is easy to resist and so it can be employed to pursue legitimate goals.
Original language | American English |
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Pages (from-to) | 644-667 |
Journal | Social Theory and Practice |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2015 |