The textbook's example of loud music in an apartment building illustrates which of Mill's distinctions?
ANegative versus positive dimensions of liberty in society
BMinor harm earning disapproval versus serious harm earning law
CPolitical constraints versus economic constraints on a citizen
DSelf-regarding versus other-regarding actions of an individual
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Minor harm earning disapproval versus serious harm earning law
§2.4 uses the loud-music case to teach that minor harm earns only social disapproval (refusing to greet the neighbour), reserving the force of law for serious harm to definite individuals.
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