PHIL 120W Lecture Notes - On Liberty, Paternalism, Negative Cost
18 Nov 2012
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Wilson drugs shouldn"t be legalized page 434. Block drugs should be legalized page 440. As far back as 5000 bc samarians using opium. 3500 bc earliest historical record of production of alcohol. 10000 bc neolithic fermented beverages to get high. 2500 bc lake dwellers of switzerland eating poppy seeds. 1493 bc use of tobacco introduced by columbus after he discovered indigenous people using it. Utilitarian considerations often used with arguments for/against drugs: utilitarianism is about consequences of actions. Subjective element with what type of people use them. The soft drugs such as nicotine and alcohol cause more harm. Making decisions for yourself in your full capacity. Make drugs illegal because when people take drugs, they lose their autonomy. Liberty (freedom) how we conceive freedom is going to determine how we view the use of drugs. Mill freedom discussed the harm principle in on liberty. A politician basically said my freedom to swing my fist ends where your face begins .
