At what point is a persons individual rights being infringed upon?
When does our freedom become acceptable to be taken from us? I.e. Jails, mental health institutions and even death (murder is murder)!
John Stuart Mill, a famous philosopher, answers this question rather perfectly with the "harm principle." It is only acceptable to infringe on individual rights when that person does harm to another. So, whenever a person gets jailed when that person has not harmed anyone, then his or her rights have been unjustly infringed upon.
The definition of "harm" is up for debate though among politicians; but, the principle works very nicely overall.
I like your take on this question. It seems that a lot of things are "up for debate" in this life. Probably because of the diverse individuality expressed in human nature. Thanks for commenting!
by ga anderson 11 years ago
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by preacherdon 14 years ago
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by Kitk33 13 years ago
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by Barefootfae 12 years ago
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