John Stuart Mill on Liberty and ControlPrinceton University Press, 2001 M06 18 - 264 pages John Stuart Mill is one of the hallowed figures of the liberal tradition, revered for his defense of liberal principles and expansive personal liberty. By examining Mill's arguments in On Liberty in light of his other writings, however, Joseph Hamburger reveals a Mill very different from the "saint of rationalism" so central to liberal thought. He shows that Mill, far from being an advocate of a maximum degree of liberty, was an advocate of liberty and control--indeed a degree of control ultimately incompatible with liberal ideals. |
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... described in chapters three, four, and five. And his proposal of a substitute, secular religion, which would socialize all persons with a sense of social responsibility, is pre- sented in chapter six. In chapter seven Mill's familiar ...
... described it to Grote, which focused on “what things society forbade that it ought not.” Early in his first chapter, in keeping with the book's title, Mill identifies an oppressive society as the greatest threat to individual liberty ...
... described to Grote, which concerned “things [society] left alone that it ought to control.” There are indications that a positive answer should be given to this ques- tion. Mill did endorse certain controls, and one of these seems to ...
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