Social Sciences
8 years ago

New interpretation of Mill's harm principle: consent key to freedom.

Mind
Reformulating Mill’s Harm Principle
Ben Saunders

Paper Summary

The harm principle by Mill is not just about self-regarding vs. other-regarding actions. It's more about preventing harm without consent. Interference is okay to stop harm without consent, but not to stop harm with consent. This new understanding better reflects Mill's ideas and makes sense.

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