DENIS THOMPSON ON PATERNALISM

Text topic: Critiques

Text author: Ивана Ђоковић

The text presents Denis Thompson’s analysis of paternalism. The one for whatever reason unable to function idependently falls to a submissive position and under a tutorship. Of particular importance is that the tutorship is not always taken with the same enthusiasm and optimism - it depends on the type of favour in question, on what is given and what is asked for. It is significant that tutor’s attitude is often narcissistic.