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Harm principle

The harm principle holds that the actions of individuals should be limited only to prevent harm to other individuals. John Stuart Mill articulated the principle in the 1859 essay On Liberty, where he argued that "The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to…

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John Stuart Mill's formulation

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Harm principle

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Triples46
Avg. degree1.94
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related to Historical examples · 13
Harm principle → An Agreement, Army Council, Articles, August, Civic Rights, Declaration, English-language, French, Human, October, Peace, People, The
related to External links · 9
Harm principle → Baselines, Legal Theory Blog, Metaphysics Research Lab, Mill's Moral, Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Stanford Encyclopedia, Stanford University, The Harm Principle
related to In modern policy · 8
Harm principle → Alvarez, California, Colombia, May, People, Supreme Court, The, US
related to Criticism · 6
Harm principle → Ben Saunders, If, It, Stewart Hamish, That, The
related to John Stuart Mill's formulation · 5
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Harm principle → AhimsaClassical, DNSH, Do, Law, Rede

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Harm principlerelated to CriticismStewart Hamish0.60section
Harm principlerelated to CriticismIf0.60section
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Harm principlerelated to CriticismBen Saunders0.60section
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Harm principlerelated to External linksBaselines0.60section
Harm principlerelated to External linksLegal Theory Blog0.60section
Harm principlerelated to External linksMill's Moral0.60section
Harm principlerelated to External linksPolitical Philosophy0.60section
Harm principlerelated to External linksThe Harm Principle0.60section
Harm principlerelated to External linksStanford Encyclopedia0.60section

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