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This 5 page report discusses 19th century philosopher, John
Stuart Mill and his assertion that the highest normative
principle is that, “actions are right in proportion as they tend
to promote happiness; wrong as they tend to produce the reverse
of happiness.” His views on women and the family are considered
in the context of his ideals related to the greatest good for the
greatest number of people. Mill was certain that the differences
between the sexes are essentially accidental. Bibliography lists
4 sources.
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family are considered in the context of his ideals related to the greatest good for the greatest number of people. Mill was certain that the differences between the sexes are
essentially accidental. Bibliography lists 4 sources. BWmilfam.rtf John Stuart Mill, the "Subjection of Women," and the Family By:
C.B. Rodgers - October 2001 -- for more information on using this paper properly! Introduction The 19th century philosopher, John Stuart Mill was certain
that the highest normative principle is that, "actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness; wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness." It is
important to understand that his "On Liberty" is, in many ways, one of the great decisive defenses of tolerance, at least as it existed (and exists) among a majority of
English-speaking people. As a result, it also serves as a treatise relating to democratic freedoms, individual liberty, and justice. He wrote it, not simply in response to contemporary political
developments in England, but with an eye to the future and to the overriding goal of establishing matters of principle in his own time. It was that goal of establishing
principles that formed his viewpoint regarding the character of a person and how a person develops the most basic attributes of "good" character. It would be valuable for the
student exploring the concepts presented On Liberty to also examine the issues surrounding the traditions that date back several centuries regarding both the philosophic and practical "grounds" of freedom of
thought and the application of justice, that "are perhaps not so familiar to the general mind" and "are of much wider application than previously realized" (On Liberty 17-18). Each
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