COM-436 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: On Liberty, Paternalism, Morality
20 Oct 2016
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In understanding the arguments for and against societal controls, one must consider the fourth liberty-limiting principles: the harm principle, the paternalism principle, the moralism principle, the offense principle. Based on stuart mill in on liberty. Assumption: pornography is directly related to sex crimes. Morally offensive content should be controlled to prevent harm to self system see/read also? (venereal diseases, pregnancy, aids) are less prevalent. The offence principle: exposure dehumanizes individuals and even corrupts their value. Media depict a wide variety of sexual behavior, but the consequences: community standards being adulterated, degrees of regulation should be tolerated in a pluralistic society, nutritionists: we are what we eat so why are we not what we. To prevent immoral behavior and the violation of societal norms . Offense to others: causes shame, embarrassment, discomfort, etc. , to be experienced by onlookers in public : e. g. provocative art not offensive (it is not being created to offend.
