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Harm Principle

Allowing Desires, Mostly

August 15, 2020June 25, 2020 by Brian Julian

This first part of the series thinks about the way that desires can conflict between an individual and the majority in the society. It considers whether John Stuart Mill’s harm principle is a possible solution.

Categories I just want what I want! (Thinking about Desires) Tags Desires, Harm Principle, John Stuart Mill, On Liberty

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