Episode 183: Mill on Liberty (Part One)

Discussing John Stuart Mill's On Liberty (1859). If we disapprove of certain behaviors, when is it okay to prohibit them legally? What about just shaming people? Mill's "harm principle" says that we should permit anything (legally and socially) unless it harms other people. But what constitutes "harm"? And how can we discourage someone from, e.g., just being drunk all the time? Mark, Wes, and Dylan bring this debate to current issues and explore some of the weirder aspects of Mill's view. Continues with Part Two. Get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! The post Episode 183: Mill on Liberty (Part One) first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast.