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Should market harms be an exception to the Harm Principle?

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Many proponents of the Harm Principle seem to implicitly assume that the principle is compatible with permitting the free exchange of goods and services, even if such exchanges generate so-called market harms. I argue that, as a result, proponents of the Harm Principle face a dilemma: either the Harm Principle’s domain cannot include a large number of non-market harm cases or market harms must be treated on par with non-market harms. I then go on to discuss three alternative arguments defending the status of market harms as exceptions to the Harm Principle and discuss why these arguments also fail.

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  • Endörfer, Richard, 2022. "Should market harms be an exception to the Harm Principle?," Economics and Philosophy, Cambridge University Press, vol. 38(2), pages 221-241, July.
  • Handle: RePEc:cup:ecnphi:v:38:y:2022:i:2:p:221-241_3
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