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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... reflected a coherent strategy for moral reform that occupied him when On Liberty was written and during the last ... reflects his strategy for reaching this goal. To establish the connections between On Liberty and Mill's broader ...
Joseph Hamburger. broadly social context of Mill's work, which in part he reflected but mainly criticized and sought to alter. In contrast to this approach, in much of the commentary, On Liberty is analyzed as if Mill's only purpose in ...
... reflected a theory of morals that allowed him to justify penalties for a wide range of conduct. Accordingly, it is ... reflection, Mill would have accepted it.” Richard Wollheim, “John Stuart Mill and the Limits of State Action,” Social ...
... reflected in his telling us that he modeled himself on the philosophes.3 Yet he also shared certain goals of the counter-Enlight- enment—the establishment of moral authority, discipline, stability, and social cohesion. This was reflected ...
... reflected in On Liberty but was not fully presented there. Accordingly, this book will focus on On Liberty but will in addition draw on a large body of Mill's other writings, particularly those from 1831 onward, including his revealing ...