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    Mill's liberty principle permits restricting conduct that... — Carmelics
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    Supports→Mill's allowance of regulating public drunkenness cannot be reconciled with Mill's blanket prohibition on offense regulation.

    Mill's liberty principle permits restricting conduct that imposes non-consensual conditions on others' freedom, which is categorically distinct from restricting conduct merely because it disgusts observers.

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    Categorically distinct(The statement claims semantic mechanisms of different paradoxes are categorically distinct)
    Fundamentally different in type or category, not just different in degree.
    Conduct(as used in ethics)
    The way someone behaves or acts; their actions and choices.
    Liberty principle(Mill's foundational argument about individual freedom)
    The idea that individuals should have maximum freedom to make their own choices, with the only limit being that they can't seriously hurt other people.
    Mill(as the subject being discussed)
    John Stuart Mill was a 19th-century British philosopher who wrote influential ideas about liberty, happiness, and what makes a good life.
    Non-consensual(describes the conditions that can justify restricting freedom)

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