WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -The harm principle says people should be free to act however they wish unless their actions cause harm to somebody else. The principle is a central tenet of the political philosophy known as liberalism and was first proposed by English philosopher John Stuart Mill.

Detailed explanation-2: -stress the process by which we perceive and respond to certain events, called stressors, that we appraise as threatening or challenging. Thus, stress is the process of appraising an event as threatening or challenging, and responding to it (Lazarus, 1998).

Detailed explanation-3: -Harm Principle Examples Individuals should be allowed to drive vehicles but are prevented from killing others with a vehicle. Actions are permitted so long as they do not harm someone else. Other examples would be allowing individuals to be attracted to others or have feelings for others.

Detailed explanation-4: -John Stuart Mill, On Liberty. Mill wrote what is known as the ‘harm principle’ as an expression of the idea that the right to self-determination is not unlimited. An action which results in doing harm to another is not only wrong, but wrong enough that the state can intervene to prevent that harm from occurring.