Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Individualism, Atomism, Identity Politics
5 Dec 2014
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Mid term test: required readings for lecture and tutorials (up to oct. 13) Indirect utilitarianism revisited: choose the system of rights that maximizes utility or happiness liberty means freedom, example: from free thought to truth to utility mill believes if we have more true beliefs, utility means happiness/well-being. This approach can justify a set of rights to liberty, security, and property we will be happier. The permanent interests of a man as a progressive being: human beings are capable of progress: they can bene t from experience progress is. The only thing that matters is individual happiness. This idea is crucial for understanding mill"s utilitarian liberal position key according to mill; mill promotes the utility of human beings becoming progressive. Individuals generally know best what will make them happy think for yourself. 1: making choices exercises our distinctively human capacities condition of self- development into a fully- edged human being; human nature requires support.
