Mill’s On LibertyLindhardt og Ringhof, 30 июл. 2020 г. - Всего страниц: 78 John Stuart Mill’s "On Liberty" was first published in 1859. In the 21st century this text confirms Socrates’ claim that "it is only the life of true philosophy that scorns the life of political ambition" (Plato’s Republic, 521). Mill’s thinking about freedom in civic and social life examines fundamental principles shared among conservative, liberal, and radical politicians. The life of true philosophy stands outside the political battles that are rampant in society and seeks the political wisdom that is necessary for a good life in any age. "On Liberty" should be read alongside the classic documents that declare the basic nature and importance of human freedom and liberty such as the "U.S. Declaration of Independence" (1776), the French "Rights of Man" (1789), "The Declaration of Sentiments at the Seneca Falls Convention" (1848), and the "United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights" (1948). When the officials of any government seek to change the laws that regulate individual liberty or when rhetoricians seek to change public opinion about what individuals should or should not be allowed to say or do, Mill’s "On Liberty" serves as an antidote to the poisons of excessive intrusion into the lives of individuals. Mill was born in London, the son of James Mill, a Scotsman who came to England and joined with Jeremy Bentham to develop utilitarianism. Today John Stuart Mill is also known as one of the major proponents of utilitarianism, but the depth of his philosophical thinking goes far beyond the disputes among ethical theorists. In spite of his criticism of some aspects of Immanuel Kant’s philosophy, his ethical position eventually embraces Kant’s most basic concepts: autonomy and universality. Mill contributed to logic, philosophy of science, epistemology, economics, psychology, politics, and ethics. He was also an early proponent of the rights of women. |
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... individual. This is a question seldom stated and hardly ever discussed in general terms, but it profoundly influences the practical controversies of the age by its latent presence and it is likely soon to make itself recognized as the ...
... individual. This is a question seldom stated and hardly ever discussed in general terms, but it profoundly influences the practical controversies of the age by its latent presence and it is likely soon to make itself recognized as the ...
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... individuals loses none of its importance when the holders of power are regularly accountable to the community, that is, to the strongest party in it. This view of things, recommending itself equally to the intelligence of thinkers and ...
... individuals loses none of its importance when the holders of power are regularly accountable to the community, that is, to the strongest party in it. This view of things, recommending itself equally to the intelligence of thinkers and ...
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... individual independence. To find that limit and maintain it against encroachment is as indispensable to a good condition of human affairs as protection against political despotism. [1.6] But though this proposition is not likely to be ...
... individual independence. To find that limit and maintain it against encroachment is as indispensable to a good condition of human affairs as protection against political despotism. [1.6] But though this proposition is not likely to be ...
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... individual here and there is that of religious belief. It is a case instructive in many ways and not least so because it provides a most striking instance of the fallibility of what is called the moral sense. The odium theologicum in a ...
... individual here and there is that of religious belief. It is a case instructive in many ways and not least so because it provides a most striking instance of the fallibility of what is called the moral sense. The odium theologicum in a ...
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... individual as from the still subsisting habit of looking on the government as representing an opposite interest to the public. The majority has not yet learned to feel the power of the government to be their power or its opinions to be ...
... individual as from the still subsisting habit of looking on the government as representing an opposite interest to the public. The majority has not yet learned to feel the power of the government to be their power or its opinions to be ...
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