paternalistic action to their well-being. We find that protégé punish a paternalist restricting their freedom of choice. Yet, this …. Controlling for intentions ascribed to the patron does not alter our finding. -- paternalism ; consequentialism ; value of freedom …

I discuss research ethics as currently understood in this field, highlighting the limitations of current approaches and … the need for the construction of appropriate ethics, focusing on the problems of determining responsibility for …