PHILOS 1B03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: George Klippert, John Stuart Mill, On Liberty
12 Apr 2016
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British philosopher, economist, moral & political theorist. Arguably the most in uential english-speaking philosopher of the nineteenth century. One of the founder of modern liberalism. Objective: to investigate, the nature & limits of the power which can be legitimately exercised by society over the individual (306) Because, all that makes existence valuable to any one, depends on the enforcement of restraints upon the action of other people. (309) All that we take for granted in society, everything that makes life worth living, is a. Wednesday, october 28, 2015 result of the restrain being placed on people"s behaviour . State of nature in such a state, life would be solitary? . From what sources do restraints on conduct originate: mill: two sources of restraints. Moral coercion of public opinion threat of social disapproval motivates compliance. Under what conditions may restraints legitimately be imposed: mill:
