Abstract This article defends the Harm Principle, commonly attributed to John Stuart Mill, against recent criticism. Some philosophers think that this principle should be rejected, because of severe difficulties with finding an account harm plug into it. I examine criticism and find it unforceful. Finally, identify a faulty assumption behind type criticism, namely Principle is plausible only if...

Abstract What is wrong with imposing pure risks, that is, risks don’t materialize into harm? According to a popular response, pro tanto wrong, when and because risk itself harmful. Call this the Harm View. Defenders of view make one following two claims. On Constitutive Claim, imposition constitutes diminishing one’s well-being viz. preference-frustration or setting-back their legitimate intere...

The action abilities of an individual observer modulate his or her perception of spatial properties of the environment and of objects. The present study investigated how joint action abilities shape perception. Four experiments examined how the intention to lift an object with another individual affects perceived weight. In Experiments 1, 2a, and 2b, participants judged the perceived weight of ...