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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... requires a different and more fundamental treatment. [1.2] The earliest struggle between liberty and authority is the most conspicuous feature in those portions of history with which we are familiar, particularly in that of Greece, Rome ...
... requires a different and more fundamental treatment. [1.2] The earliest struggle between liberty and authority is the most conspicuous feature in those portions of history with which we are familiar, particularly in that of Greece, Rome ...
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... requires to be on its guard. [1.5] Like other tyrannies, the tyranny of the majority was at first and is still commonly held in dread, chiefly as operating through the acts of the public authorities. But reflecting persons perceived ...
... requires to be on its guard. [1.5] Like other tyrannies, the tyranny of the majority was at first and is still commonly held in dread, chiefly as operating through the acts of the public authorities. But reflecting persons perceived ...
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... require being taken care of by others must be protected against their own actions as well as against external injury. For the same reason, we may leave out of consideration those backward states of society in which the race itself may ...
... require being taken care of by others must be protected against their own actions as well as against external injury. For the same reason, we may leave out of consideration those backward states of society in which the race itself may ...
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... requires a much more cautious exercise of compulsion than the former. To make everyone answerable for doing evil to others is the rule; to make them answerable for not preventing evil is, comparatively speaking, the exception. Yet there ...
... requires a much more cautious exercise of compulsion than the former. To make everyone answerable for doing evil to others is the rule; to make them answerable for not preventing evil is, comparatively speaking, the exception. Yet there ...
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... 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, without impediment from our fellow creatures, so long as what we do ...
... 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, without impediment from our fellow creatures, so long as what we do ...
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