harm
Sign in to saveHarm is a moral and legal concept with multiple definitions. It generally functions as a synonym for evil or anything that is bad under certain moral systems. Something that causes harm is harmful, and something that does not is harmless.
Article
7 sectionsContents
- Philosophical construction
- Medical classifications
- Harm reduction
- See also
- References
- Sources
- External links
Harm is a moral and legal concept with multiple definitions. It generally functions as a synonym for evil or anything that is bad under certain moral systems. Something that causes harm is harmful, and something that does not is harmless.
==Philosophical construction== Moral philosopher Bernard Gert construed harm (or "evil") as any of the following: pain death disability mortality loss of ability or freedom loss of pleasure.