John Stuart Mill's Political PhilosophyA&C Black, 15/06/2006 - 176 páginas In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the philosophy of John Stuart Mill has never been more relevant. Can we reconcile individual liberty with the demands of the common good? John Fitzpatrick argues that, properly understood, Mill's liberal utilitarianism can indeed support a system of rights rich enough to guarantee individual liberty. Combining fresh interpretations of Mill's writings on ethics, politics, and political economy with the historical Mill that can found in his autobiography, the book will be of substantial interest to a wide audience. |
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... simply Mill's first approximation ; Mill reformulates the Harm Principle in Chapter IV , and offers us a Liberty Princi- ple that is based on rights and obligations . Thus , Mill in On Liberty is arguing specifically for individual ...
... simply Mill's first approximation ; Mill reformulates the Harm Principle in Chapter IV , and offers us a Liberty Princi- ple that is based on rights and obligations . Thus , Mill in On Liberty is arguing specifically for individual ...
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... simply cannot take rights seriously . One standard methodology is to create a counter - example . Consider the following true - life case offered by James Rachels : In October 1958 Angela York went to a Chino police station to report ...
... simply cannot take rights seriously . One standard methodology is to create a counter - example . Consider the following true - life case offered by James Rachels : In October 1958 Angela York went to a Chino police station to report ...
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... simply one week of a dec- ades - long policy was perhaps several hundred million deaths . Of course , this is an extreme estimate of the risks of Kennedy's Cuban policies , but a consequentialist analysis that ignores such possibilities ...
... simply one week of a dec- ades - long policy was perhaps several hundred million deaths . Of course , this is an extreme estimate of the risks of Kennedy's Cuban policies , but a consequentialist analysis that ignores such possibilities ...
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... simply dressed Tom in the Ring of Gyges . For over 2,000 years philosophers have struggled with Plato's paradox : Why should I obey conventional morality if I could become invisible with a twist of my ring ? The utilitarian answer in ...
... simply dressed Tom in the Ring of Gyges . For over 2,000 years philosophers have struggled with Plato's paradox : Why should I obey conventional morality if I could become invisible with a twist of my ring ? The utilitarian answer in ...
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... simply quixotic , they are dangerous . Similarly , Nye has sug- gested that when the consequences are severe , as in nuclear deter- rence , no sensible discussion can be based purely on principle . Is Rachels suggesting that in ...
... simply quixotic , they are dangerous . Similarly , Nye has sug- gested that when the consequences are severe , as in nuclear deter- rence , no sensible discussion can be based purely on principle . Is Rachels suggesting that in ...
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2 Libertarianism Classical Economics and Liberty | 54 |
3 Mills Minimalist Ethics | 83 |
4 The Rawlsian Objection | 124 |
Conclusion | 166 |
Bibliography | 169 |
Index | 182 |
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