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Single Idea 6479

[from 'Equality and Partiality' by Thomas Nagel, in 20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 5. Action Dilemmas / c. Omissions ]

Full Idea

Noninterference requires justification as much as interference does.

Gist of Idea

Noninterference requires justification as much as interference does

Source

Thomas Nagel (Equality and Partiality [1991], Ch.10)

Book Reference

Nagel,Thomas: 'Equality and Partiality' [OUP 1995], p.100


A Reaction

I'm not convinced by this, as a simple rule. If I spend my whole life doing just the minimum for my own survival, I don't see why I should have to justify that, and I don't see a state is obliged to justify it either.