Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Indecent Exposure, Cass Sunstein, Richard Thaler

• School: Western University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: Political Science 1020E
• Professor: Nigmendra Narain

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Why limit individual liberty: the action in question harms interests that ought to be considered as rights, not all interests should be considered as rights, so then which rights do we have, ex. Interest in protecting your family by owning a gun, but you may not have that right. Does the liberty principle really maximize utility: could(cid:374)"t (cid:449)e so(cid:373)eti(cid:373)es p(cid:396)odu(cid:272)e (cid:373)o(cid:396)e happi(cid:374)ess (cid:271)y i(cid:374)te(cid:396)(cid:448)e(cid:374)i(cid:374)g fo(cid:396) a pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)"s o(cid:449)(cid:374) good, co(cid:374)ly"s a(cid:396)gu(cid:373)e(cid:374)t fo(cid:396) pate(cid:396)(cid:374)alis(cid:373) What is libertarian paternalism: richard thaler and cass sunstein, nudge 2008, nudgi(cid:374)g: (cid:373)ai(cid:374)tai(cid:374)i(cid:374)g people"s f(cid:396)eedo(cid:373) of (cid:272)hoi(cid:272)e (cid:449)hile stee(cid:396)i(cid:374)g thei(cid:396) de(cid:272)isio(cid:374)s in the right direction (ex. Disclosures of information like calorie counts: li(cid:271)e(cid:396)ta(cid:396)ia(cid:374): p(cid:396)ese(cid:396)(cid:448)e i(cid:374)di(cid:448)iduals" f(cid:396)eedo(cid:373) to (cid:272)hose, pate(cid:396)(cid:374)alist: ai(cid:373) to p(cid:396)o(cid:373)ote i(cid:374)di(cid:448)iduals" o(cid:449)(cid:374) good. Why is human nature like a tree: trees need to maintain themselves for the winter, people grow from experience, you get roots that will flourish, you have learned and frown.