PHIL 329 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Environmentally Friendly, Paternalism, Market Failure
15 Mar 2016
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Negative injunctions put a moral limit on the behavior of corporations shouldn"t entail that car corporations are required to produce and sell the safest cars that they are capable of creating. Car corporations are encouraged to make and sell a variety of cars that differ in their degree of safety and differ in their price. Less expensive cars tend to be less safe. Justification for bowie"s proposal - mill"s liberty - harm principle. Greater variety that car companies offer enhances individual liberty. Cheaper car: benefit - less money cost - risk of car being less safe. Expensive car: benefit - safer cost - more money. With more variety, individuals can find the right balance between safety and financial cost for them. It would be wrong, therefore, for governments to intervene and insist individuals buy the safest car - many individuals would lose the opportunity to own a car due to being unable to afford.
