John Stuart Mill, On Liberty - The Harm Principle - Sadler's Lectures

Sadler's Lectures

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 19th century Utilitarian philosopher John Stuart Mill's work, On Liberty It focuses specifically on one of the central conceptions of the book, set out in chapter 1 - the Harm Principle. This ethical or moral principle asserts that the only reason coercive force may be legitimately brought to bear upon a person is to prevent harm to others. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/A4quYdWoM You can find over 1500 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler Purchase Mill's On Liberty - https://amzn.to/2X1vXz0