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    Challenges→Liberal claims that harmless immorality should not be regulated are not inconsistent with weak moralism

    Weak moralism's claim that harmless immorality 'may be regulated on balance' presupposes that moral wrongdoing carries positive justificatory weight, which Feinbergian liberals categorically deny.

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    Categorically deny(as used throughout philosophy)
    Completely and absolutely reject something; rule it out entirely with no exceptions.
    Feinbergian liberals(as used in political and legal philosophy)
    Followers of philosopher Joel Feinberg's ideas about individual liberty—they believe the government should mostly stay out of people's personal lives unless someone is actually being harmed.
    Justificatory weight(as used in logic and ethics)
    The strength of a reason or argument for doing something; how much 'pulling power' a reason has to justify a decision.
    Regulated on balance(as used in legal philosophy)
    Allowed or restricted based on weighing the pros and cons—deciding that the benefits of allowing something outweigh the downsides.
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    (Central category in debates between liberalism and legal moralism)
    Conduct considered morally wrong that does not harm others
    weak moralism(Legal philosophy; compatible with liberal constraints on regulating harmless conduct)
    The view that there are at least some cases of harmless wrongdoing where legal regulation is not only pro tanto justified but also on-balance justified

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