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Thoughts on Force

Posted by khalling 7 years, 4 months ago to Philosophy
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Suppose I'm a mugger, and I shove a gun in your face and demand a single dime from you. You're surprised I only want a dime, but you comply anyway. Then I run away. In such a case, the cost that this mugging imposed upon you was greater than the dime alone; the very fact that someone threatened violence upon you is the greater cost to which the dime is added.- Stuart Hayashi


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