Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: John Stuart Mill, Atomism, Junk Food
15 May 2020
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Justifying the liberty principle: problems with liberalism. John stewart mill: what does mill mean by harm , distinction between offensive actions and actions that cause harm, to harm someone is to damage their interests. = false because he is a utilitarianism, maximizes happiness. Harming other"s interests isn"t sufficient to justify constraint: It is sometimes legitimate to allow people to harm other"s interests: ex. competitive exam/getting into competitive school, job competition (according to. Mill) competing against other people, not all will get in and that ruins their interest but benefits yours if you succeed: mill thinks this is acceptable because the utilitarian benefits outweigh the costs. Mill on why we have rights: recognizing rights maximizes utility, choose the system of rights that maximizes utility or happiness, this approach can justify a set of rights to liberty, security and property. Mill says no, we can"t intervene: conly"s argument for paternalism.
