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    Weak sufficiency does not by itself determine when regula... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Even weak sufficiency of the harm principle requires supplementation by another principle to determine whether regulation is permissible.

    Weak sufficiency does not by itself determine when regulation is permissible or required.

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    But notice that if Mill rejects strong sufficiency then this compromises his one very simple principle. For only strong sufficiency shows that the harm principle is a complete guide to the regulation of liberty, telling us both when regulation is impermissible and when it is required. Even weak sufficiency implies that the harm principle must be supplemented with some other principle, such as the utilitarian principle, in order to determine if regulation is permissible, much less required. Mill’

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