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This 4 page paper delves into John Stuart Mill's On Liberty. Several aspects are explored. Rule and act utilitarianism are distinguished. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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unfortunately opposed to the misnamed doctrine of Philosophical Necessity; but Civil, or Social Liberty: the nature and limits of the power which can be legitimately exercised by society over the
individual" (Mill, 1869, p. PG). The author makes it clear that the essay is not about the ideation of individual freedom but rather about political freedom. The term liberty
provokes feelings of freedom and what the founders meant for America. When liberty is discussed today in that context, many equate liberty with absolute freedom. Libertarians in the twenty-first century
support scant government intervention. While Mill wrote On Liberty, he did not support such a view, at least in the broad aspect of its implication. In fact, the philosopher supports
the governments right to exercise control in order to serve the greater good of society. Here, individual freedom is less valuable than serving the larger number of people. In essence,
when discussing freedom of expression, the good of society must enter the picture. Mill was, above all, a utilitarian and believed that the greatest happiness for the greatest number should
be achieved. This does mean imposing limitations. However, he did believe in liberty in much the same way that libertarians do today. He did not believe in intervention unless necessary
and in that way, there is a similarity. Mills defense of social liberty, and the right of the state to rule over others is clear. Mill accepts the principle
on utilitarian grounds. While that is the case, it is important to understand that there are two kinds of Utilitarians. Mill is often dubbed a rule utilitarian. Rule-utilitarians,
or those who support rule-consequentialism, see things in a different light. Consequentialism is a relatively recent concept in utilitarianism that rejects the old way to measure righteousness by looking at
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