PHL265H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: On Liberty, Harm Principle
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Mill on liberty: mill and utilitarianism, mill is a utilitarian, the claims of on liberty are supposed to be supported by the principle of utility. Is this true: are the arguments of on liberty plausible independently of utilitarianism, mills questions, the general limits of the government"s legitimate authority. If the governemnts always working for the will of the ppl , are there any limits of the governments ability to legislate: questions about basic rights and freedoms that are central to liberalism. Limits on government authority: an evolution of the understanding of government power from ind rulers to self- govenrment, once the ppl rules no need for limits on the power of government. Tyranny of the majority : once u have the majority can vote for anything, they can not oppress the minority this is form of majority role and not a form of liberty.
