📝 Editorial Note: This post forms Part VIII of an eight-part scholarly series on “The System of Reciprocal Duties.” The series explores the philosophical foundations of rights, duties, autonomy, and legal relationships across private, social, and public spheres. This concluding part examines the limits of contractual freedom through the lens of self-regarding contracts, using The Merchant of Venice as a conceptual case study. 🔗 Index: Duties Towards Oneself in the System o

📝 Editorial Note: This article is part of an ongoing 8-part scholarly series titled “ The System of Reciprocal Duties ” , preceded by an introductory index post. The series explores how rights emerge from and operate through corresponding duties, drawing on Hohfeldian analysis and Kantian legal philosophy. This part examines self-regarding acts in the context of indirect harm , using helmet laws as a case study to analyse how individual autonomy may be limited when personal

This article examines self-regarding acts through the example of voluntary intoxication.