In this article by Ripstein, he states that his aim is to argue “that a commitment to individual sovereignty within a sphere of action in which you are answerable only to yourself requires that we abandon the harm principle.” …

When we are first introduced to this reading, Dworkin opens up by using a quote from Mills stating that “Neither one person, nor any number of persons, is warranted in saying to another human creature of ripe years, that he shall not do with his life for his own benefit…

In “Offense to Others”, by Feinberg he describes that of the offense principle by saying it can lead individuals to believe that “there is a need to prevent some people from wrongfully offending others as a reason for coercive legislation.” …

While discussing in class Mill’s take on the harm prinicple I found it interesting that he does not include the harm to ones’ self. He states that one can only constrain liberty to prevent harm to others. Mill’s claims that through not preventing one at all it can lead to…