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Harm

Harm is a moral and legal concept. Harm is a moral and legal concept. Bernard Gert construes harm as any of the following: Joel Feinberg gives an account of harm as setbacks to interests. He distinguishes welfare interests from ulterior interests. Hence on his view there are two kinds of harm. Welfare interests are Ulterior interests are 'a person's more ultimate goals and aspirations,' such as 'producing good novels or works of art, solving a crucial scientific problem, achieving high political office, successfully raising a family . . .'.

[ "Social psychology", "Law", "Self-destructive behaviour", "alcohol related harm", "Zemiology", "gambling related harm", "perceived harm" ]
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