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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... reason, but the only one they generally have for any of their notions of morality, taste, or propriety, which are not expressly written in their religious creed — and their chief guide in the interpretation even of that. People's ...
... reason, but the only one they generally have for any of their notions of morality, taste, or propriety, which are not expressly written in their religious creed — and their chief guide in the interpretation even of that. People's ...
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... reason and on their own account than as a consequence of the sympathies and antipathies which grew out of them. Sympathies and antipathies that had little or nothing to do with the interests of society have made themselves felt in the ...
... reason and on their own account than as a consequence of the sympathies and antipathies which grew out of them. Sympathies and antipathies that had little or nothing to do with the interests of society have made themselves felt in the ...
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... reasons for pleading with them, or reasoning with them, or persuading them, or entreating them, but not for compelling them ... reason, we may leave out of consideration those backward states of society in which the race itself may be ...
... reasons for pleading with them, or reasoning with them, or persuading them, or entreating them, but not for compelling them ... reason, we may leave out of consideration those backward states of society in which the race itself may be ...
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... reasons for not holding us to the responsibility, but these reasons must arise from the special expediencies of the case — either because it is a kind of case in which we are on the whole likely to act better when left to our own ...
... reasons for not holding us to the responsibility, but these reasons must arise from the special expediencies of the case — either because it is a kind of case in which we are on the whole likely to act better when left to our own ...
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... reasons, it is practically inseparable from it. Second, the principle requires liberty of tastes and pursuits, of framing the plan of our life to suit our own character; of doing as we like, subject to such consequences as may follow ...
... reasons, it is practically inseparable from it. Second, the principle requires liberty of tastes and pursuits, of framing the plan of our life to suit our own character; of doing as we like, subject to such consequences as may follow ...
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