In this article, I argue that even if we hold that at least some paternalistic behaviour is impermissible when directed towards innocent persons, in certain cases, the same behaviour is permissible when directed towards criminal offenders. I also defend the claim that in some cases it is morally preferable to behave paternalistically towards offenders as an alternative to traditional methods of punishment. I propose that the reason paternalistic behaviour is sometimes permissible towards an offender is the same reason that inflicting intentional harm on an offender is permissible – namely, that it is sometimes a morally justified method of punishing an offender for his wrongdoing.

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作为惩罚的家长式作风

在本文中，我认为，即使我们认为至少某些家长式行为在针对无辜者时是不允许的，但在某些情况下，当针对刑事犯罪者时，同样的行为是允许的。我还捍卫这样一种说法，即在某些情况下，以家长式的态度对待罪犯作为传统惩罚方法的替代品，在道德上更可取。我提出，有时允许对犯罪者采取家长式行为的原因与允许对犯罪者造成故意伤害的原因相同——即，有时这是惩罚犯罪者的不法行为的一种道德上合理的方法。