The study attempts to theorize philosophical influence as a research focus on the dependence and inter-dependence between ideas and concepts by the examples of Schopenhauer, Dostoevsky, Nietzsche and Cioran. As a methodological tool, philosophical influence helps to figure out the particularity of the philosopher’s contribution to the tradition.

Paternalism interferes with a person’s liberty or autonomy to promote the person’s good or to protect him from self-harm. The aim of this book is to critically evaluate the conceptual and justificatory models related to paternalism in the context of moral philosophy. Analysis of selected legal cases complements the theoretical investigation.

The aim of the study is to describe the ambiguity of the term in the context of different traditions and conceptions. On that base, a theory of critical legal ethics is developed. It is examined, whether chosen legal-philosophical conceptions contain any legal ethics conceptions and what could be the research program of legal ethics.