Texts: – J. S. Mill: On Liberty (pp 110 + 17) – Gray, John and Smith, G. : On Liberty in Focus, 1991 (pp 165) – Gray, John and Pelczinski, Zbigniew eds.
: Conceptions of Liberty in Political Philosophy, 1984, Chapter on Mill (pp 30) – Ryan, Alan. : The Philosophy of John Stuart Mill, (2 nd ed. ) 1998, chapter 12 (pp 18) – Ryan, Alan. : JS Mill, 1974 – Ten, C.
: Mill on Liberty, 1980 – Wolff, Jonathan. : An Introduction to Political Philosophy 1996, chapter 4 (pp 32) Questions: Sample – What place does rationality have in Mills theory of Liberty – Does Mill offer a satisfactory principle by which to judge whether interference in another persons actions is justifiable – Would people who were free in the way J. S. Mill recommended make good citizens Exam – Either: [A person] cannot rightfully be compelled to do or forbear because it will be better for him to do so Why did Mill think it illegitimate to restrict a persons liberty on these grounds, and are his reasons convincing Or: Does Mills defence of free speech ignore the obvious fact that one persons speech can cause harm to others (June 2000) – Either: For Mill, is Liberty a means to an end Or: Would Mill have prevented the dissemination of racist literature (June 1999) – Either: Whoever succeeds in an overcrowded profession, or in a competitive examination…
reaps benefits from the loss of others, from their wasted exertion and disappointment. (J. S. Mill On Liberty) Why then is society not justified in preventing successful candidates from causing such harm to others – Or: Are Mills arguments for individual freedom in On Liberty compatible with his belief in the principle of utility (June 1998) – To what exten does J.
The Essay on Revolutions Of 1848 Mill Liberty Ideas
The ideas of John Stuart Mill, explored in On Liberty, give much legitimization to the revolutions of 1848 in Europe. Mill describes human liberty as rooted in free thought and pursuits. For Mill, the individual is the locus of rights because the individual is the sovereign who can decide his / her own subjective appeal to freedom or rights. Personal opinion valued over the majority is another ...
S. Mills On Liberty modify utilitarian principles (June 1997) – To what extent is Mills theory of individual liberty weakened by a lack of concern for poverty and other social constraints (June 1996) – In what ways does Mill think that society benefits from upholding the right to free expression, and what limits does he recommend placing on the exercise of this right (September 2000) – In On Liberty, Mill has failed utterly to reconcile his principle of liberty with that of utility. Discuss. (September 1999) – Is Mills On Liberty a charter for eccentrics (September 1998) – Does J. S.
Mills On Liberty express a negative concept of liberty (September 1997) – Why does Mill make a distinction between self-regarding and other-regarding actions Is it useful (September 1996).
