Freedom

Freedom

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  FREEDOM PRESENTED BY :TIRU GOEL ENROLLMENT NO: 07314902117 B.ed 2017-2019
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  IDEAL OF FREEDOM •the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants. • the state of not being imprisoned or enslaved ie absence of constraints • the state of being unrestricted and able to move easily. • the state of not being subject to or affected by something undesirable.
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  SOURCES OF CONSTRAINTS •Power of the rulers • Form of government • Social inequality • Economic inequality
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  WHY DO WENEED CONSTRAINTS • Differences may exist between people regarding their ideas and opinions • To always ensure healthy competition in the political and social environments • To avoid un-necessary quarrels , open conflicts and violence • To maintain the framework of law
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  THE HARM PRINCIPLE •The harm principle states that the only actions that can be prevented are ones that create harm • In other words, a person can do whatever he wants as long as his actions do not harm others • If a person's actions only affect himself, then society, which includes the government, should not be able to stop a person from doing what he wants. This even includes actions that a person may do that would harm the person himself. •
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  • The firstis that the harm principle comes from another principle called the principle of utility. • The principle of utility states that people should only do those things that bring the greatest amount of happiness to the greatest number of people. • So, if a person is trying to decide between two things, he should choose the option that makes the most people happy.