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    J.S. Mill argued that liberty cannot coherently be used t... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Full self-ownership permits voluntary enslavement.

    J.S. Mill argued that liberty cannot coherently be used to alienate liberty itself, since the purpose of freedom is ongoing self-determination, not a single irrevocable transaction.

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    Irrevocable transaction(as what freedom should NOT be)
    A deal or agreement that cannot be undone or reversed once it's made—it's permanent and final.
    J.S. Mill(as the author being referenced for ideas about worker-employer relationships)
    John Stuart Mill was a famous 19th-century British philosopher who wrote about politics, economics, and ethics. He thought carefully about fairness in society, including how workers were treated.
    alienate(describing how impartial moral demands affect a person's connection to their own life)
    To make someone feel separated or disconnected from something that matters to them.
    liberty(The operative definition of liberty used in evaluating the freedom objection to taxation for welfare)
    The absence of intentional coercion
    self-determination

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    An internationally recognized legal principle under which peoples (not only states) can advance a claim to ultimate authority in international law

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