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Ethics and Society
Quick questions on The limits of individual freedom explained: H1 General Paper
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What are the line is drawn differently across societies?Show answer
The decisive nuance for a Singapore context: where the line falls is partly cultural. Some societies, including Singapore, weigh social order, harmony and collective good more heavily than highly individualist Western societies. Acknowledging this lets you argue that the balance between liberty and the common good is a legitimate matter of judgement and context, not a single universal answer, while still defending a principled framework for drawing it.
What are vague examples?Show answer
"People should be free" evidences little. Use specific cases such as public-health paternalism or harm-based restrictions.
What is q1?Show answer
State the harm principle. [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Explain why soft paternalism is more defensible than a hard ban for choices that harm mainly oneself. [2 marks]
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Explain why "freedom should always come before the good of society" is vulnerable as a claim. [3 marks]
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