Libertarian paternalism is an oxymoron: an essay in defence of liberty
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...Some critics have countered this argument by insisting that autonomy is never improved by violations of liberty, and that nudging clearly violates liberty (Mitchell 2005; Veetil 2011)....
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...... is not selected by common deliberation, by people seeking a solution to their problem in a joint effort; it is a product of individuals imitating those who have been more successful and from their being guided by signs or symbols, such as process offered for their products or expressions of moral or aesthetic esteem for having their observed standards of conduct - in short, of their using the results of the experiences of other ( Hayek, 1979, ......
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...incorrect as there exists no one-to-one relation between ‘goods’ and ‘states of mind’ or ‘phenomenal order’ (a term used by Hayek (1952 ) i nSensory Order)....
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