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The harm principle distinguishes preventing harm to others from enforcing dislike or offense. Showing harm still leaves questions about whether an intervention is justified.
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Guided course · Module 10 · Lesson 59
How much can well-being and liberty justify?
Mill argues both for promoting well-being and for protecting liberty. How do the two arguments connect, and what do aggregation, harm and dissent require beyond a majority’s satisfaction?