It's all hypothetical in which I've yet to determine whether self-harm is wrong in the first place. One thing at a time.At what point does preference become self harm? Some things inflict more self harm than others, how do you determine what amount is ok or not? — DingoJones
It could be ethical, or existential. I'm thinking of Camus's reason why we shouldn't commit suicide.Also, ate you talking ethically permissible self harm, or using some other goal/metric. — DingoJones
It's all hypothetical in which I've yet to determine whether self-harm is wrong in the first place. One thing at a time. — Wheatley
Ok, well perhaps a distinction between different types of self harm would be helpful? Some things are more pure self harm, like stabbing yourself in the eye, while other things have a clear trade-off like eating junk food or going to the beach and suffering harm from the sun. You trade harm for pleasure of experience. — DingoJones
Explain why you "feel" a potentially life-shortening "bohemian lifestyle" is one of those "decisions that cause self-harm"? After all, there are still plenty of elderly beatniks & hippies around. Sounds more like a question of risk management rather than ethics like DingoJones said. And consider: is pursuing a military career itself - also potentially life-shortening - an ethical problem? I don't think so.If I am not hurting anyone else, only shortening my life span, I ought to be able to do that. Yet, I feel that it is wrong for me to make decisions that cause self-harm. — Wheatley
I was thinking of chess player Mikhail Tal when I wrote that. His wiki page states that he lived a bohemian lifestyle and that he died relatively young.Explain why you "feel" a potentially life-shortening "bohemian lifestyle" is one of those "decisions that cause self-harm"? After all, there are still plenty of elderly beatniks & hippies around — 180 Proof
I'm not sure if I agree with this opinion.Sounds more like a question of risk management rather than ethics like DingoJones said. And consider: is pursuing military career itself - also potentially life-shortening - an ethical problem? I don't think so. — 180 Proof
Kantian - arguably a violation of one's imperfect duty to develop one's talents (or something similar) — Welkin Rogue
Actually, definitely a violation of perfect duty to self. — tim wood
Yet, I feel that it is wrong for me to make decisions that cause self-harm.
I wonder if anyone knows of a philosophical position that suggests self-harm is wrong? — Wheatley
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