PHL271H1 Lecture Notes - John Stuart Mill, Ancient Greek, Harm Principle
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He was seen as the greatest liberal or individualistic philosopher of that century. The harm principle is the key to many of his stances. Born into a family of many utilitarian reformers. Maximizes happiness for the greatest number of people. Mill was raised to be a champion utilitarian. He was taught ancient greek at age 3. By the time he"s 11, he"s reading plato, newton, editing books and etc. It was his responsi- bility to teach his younger children everything that he was learning. The ruler will use public power to pursue his own public interests. (to make him rich, ex- tend his power and/or etc) In the modern period, liberty takes on a different meaning. Before, it meant to live in a society that is not tyrannical. Mill notes that in the modern world - liberty has a more ex- pansive meaning.
