PHIL 1113 Lecture 3: John Stuart Mill on liberty and the subjection of women
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John stuart mill: on liberty and the subjection of women. Representative assembly leading to voting by the majority. The magna carter was the first british document of the reign of the king to limit the extent of the outreach the higher force had without having to explain themselves. It states the will of the king is not the law of the land, the sovereign is not above the law, you need a trial of some sort on life sentencing statements. Freedom of conscience: crucial, not just a limiting factor but it makes the good and bad choices. Freedom to your own life plan: the capacity to choose what you think is the good life within the constraints of the harm principle. Freedom of assembly: larger groups of people such as marriage or parliament. Even if you were less happy than you otherwise would"ve been. Even if society, friends, parents, priests and politicians are telling you.