Personal Responsibility and the Regulation of Vice By: Ronald F. White, Ph.D. Professor of Philosophy College of Mount St. Joseph
Introduction Public Events Behaviors Pete Rose Darryl Strawberry Bob Huggins Ryan Freel Behaviors Gambling Tobacco Alcohol Drugs Obesity
Issues Are these behaviors: Vices: Matters of personal responsibility Businesses: Matters best left to the free market Buyers and sellers Diseases: Matters Requiring Medical Intervention The medicalization of vice? Mental diseases What Role Do Corporations Play in these Behaviors? Stockholder Theory-personal responsibility Stakeholder Theory-collective responsibility What Role Should Government Play in the Regulation of these Behaviors