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Proposed principles that specify the conditions under which it is permissible to limit the liberty of a person.
"A person's liberty (freedom) may be limited (or restricted) in order to ..."
| Harm Principle: | prevent harm to others [other than that person] |
| Paternalism: | prevent harm to that person |
| Welfarism: | benefit others [other than that person] |
| Extreme Paternalism: | benefit that person |
| Moralism: | prevent that person from doing immoral (but not harmful) behavior |
| Offense Principle: | prevent offense to others |
| Majoritarianism: | accede to the wishes of the majority |
based in part on: Joel Feinberg, Social Philosophy (Prentice Hall, 1973)
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