Regulatory Licensing Research Paper
Katalina Sawyer
College Writing
Thompsune
12/14/15
Paper #3
Our society normally regulates a certain range of activities; it is illegal to perform these activities unless one has received prior permission to do so. We require automobile operators to have licenses. We forbid people from practicing medicine, law, pharmacy, or psychiatry unless they have satisfied certain licensing requirements. We require drivers to be licensed because driving an auto is an activity which is potentially harmful to others, safe performance of the activity requires a certain talent, and we have a moderately reliable procedure for determining that talent. The potential harm is obvious: incompetent drivers can hurt and kill people. The best way we have of limiting …show more content…
Parenting can potentially be very harmful to children. From abuse to neglect, everyday there is a child out there with no love or respect from their parents. For whatever reason, the child receives no sense of self-worth. The results of this mistreatment are obvious; abused children bear the physical and psychological scars of maltreatment throughout their lives. Some may turn to crime and they are far more likely than others to abuse their own children. Even if these maltreated children never harm anyone, they will probably never be well-adjusted, happy adults.
A parent must be competent if he is to avoid harming his children; even greater competence is required if he is to do the job well. But not everyone has this minimal skill. Many people lack the knowledge needed to raise children adequately. Many others lack the necessary energy, temperament, or stability. Parenting is the perfect example for licensing regulation since the potential for harm is so great and the need for competence is so evident. Consequently, there is good reason to believe that all parents should be …show more content…
Consider, for example, the right to drive a car. People do not have an unconditional right to drive, although they do have a right to drive if they are competent. Similarly, people do not have an unconditional right to practice medicine; they have a right only if they are demonstrably competent. Hence, denying a driver's or physician's license to someone who has not demonstrated the requisite competence does not deny that person's rights. Likewise, on this model, denying a parenting license to someone who is not competent does not violate that person's
College Writing
Thompsune
12/14/15
Paper #3
Our society normally regulates a certain range of activities; it is illegal to perform these activities unless one has received prior permission to do so. We require automobile operators to have licenses. We forbid people from practicing medicine, law, pharmacy, or psychiatry unless they have satisfied certain licensing requirements. We require drivers to be licensed because driving an auto is an activity which is potentially harmful to others, safe performance of the activity requires a certain talent, and we have a moderately reliable procedure for determining that talent. The potential harm is obvious: incompetent drivers can hurt and kill people. The best way we have of limiting …show more content…
Parenting can potentially be very harmful to children. From abuse to neglect, everyday there is a child out there with no love or respect from their parents. For whatever reason, the child receives no sense of self-worth. The results of this mistreatment are obvious; abused children bear the physical and psychological scars of maltreatment throughout their lives. Some may turn to crime and they are far more likely than others to abuse their own children. Even if these maltreated children never harm anyone, they will probably never be well-adjusted, happy adults.
A parent must be competent if he is to avoid harming his children; even greater competence is required if he is to do the job well. But not everyone has this minimal skill. Many people lack the knowledge needed to raise children adequately. Many others lack the necessary energy, temperament, or stability. Parenting is the perfect example for licensing regulation since the potential for harm is so great and the need for competence is so evident. Consequently, there is good reason to believe that all parents should be …show more content…
Consider, for example, the right to drive a car. People do not have an unconditional right to drive, although they do have a right to drive if they are competent. Similarly, people do not have an unconditional right to practice medicine; they have a right only if they are demonstrably competent. Hence, denying a driver's or physician's license to someone who has not demonstrated the requisite competence does not deny that person's rights. Likewise, on this model, denying a parenting license to someone who is not competent does not violate that person's