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09-20-2007, 08:49 PM #1Senior Member
The Harm Principle
Good post dannyboy. I agree with you to a certain extent. There should always be an FDA, a branch that deals with prostitution and things like that to be safe, but if noone is hurt than it's alright with me. plus the harm principle would cover topics like sex slaves and people getting diseases, etc. If you get a disease from it, it's your fault and your problem to deal with.
Mohksha Reviewed by Mohksha on . The Harm Principle The harm principle is articulated most clearly in John Stuart Mill's On Liberty, though it is also articulated in John Locke's Second Treatise of Government and in the work of Wilhelm von Humboldt, to whom Mill is obliged and discusses at length. Mill argues that the sole purpose of law should be to stop people from harming others and that should people want to participate in victimless crimes, crimes with no complaining witness, such as gambling, drug usage, engaging in prostitution, then they Rating: 5
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