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The Harm Principle as Discussed in On Liberty by John Stuart MillMill asserts that it is only justified to use coercion, including the force of law, against someone to prevent his or her harming others. Many interesting questions arise however in interpreting and applying this principle.- Paine and Mill's Differing Views on IndividualismFrom the most superficial standpoint, Thomas Paine and John Stuart Mill were two British men who wrote on liberty.
- Research Report: Stuart Mill's on Liberty and His Liberal ThoughtOn Liberty was a major and innovative contribution to the entire mode of liberal thought.
- John Stuart Mill's Philosophy in On LibertyA central message from John Stuart Mill's book, On Liberty, is that the government should not be allowed to limit anyone's freedom to express themselves and that people should not be allowed to silence others even if only one person holds that opinion.
- John Stuart Mill on Liberty: Open-mindedness and Freedom of ConscienceThe individual's freedom of conscience is given priority over social restrictions and moral imposition by society. "The worth of a State, in the long run, is the worth of the individuals composing it. . ."
- The Main Ideas and Arguments of On Liberty by John Stuart MillOn Liberty is one of the most famous and influential essays in the history of political philosophy. What was Mill arguing for in this essay, and how did he go about doing so?
- Comparison of "On Liberty" and "The Subjection of Women" by John Stuart MillThis paper compares the two pieces of writing "On Liberty" and "The Subjection of Women" by John Stuart Mill.
