PP110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Harm Principle
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(the individual should be free and have personal autonomy so long as they do not harm others) Self-regarding: affect the individual alone- absolute freedom/liberty. Other-regarding: actions that affect others- the state has the right to intervene only if there is harm being done) 4 key points from mill: individuals should be considered free to express themselves any way they see fit. Express here means: do anything they see fit. 206 right column (freedom of thought, freedom of speech/publishing, and freedom of association: but that the limit to that freedom is the ability of others in society to express themselves. My freedom ends at the tip of your nose (both freedoms must be able to co-exist) 207 left column ( do not accept benefits for oneself at the expense of others- hand in hand with utilitarianism: the state can only restrict my liberty if my self-expression harms others (harm principle)
