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A 5 page research paper that examines the effects of television, and the Internet, on the factors that John Stuart Mill considered essentially to the maintenance of liberty. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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century, social critics have long pointed an accusatory finger at television and asserted that it has devastating effects on the social fabric of the populace. Connecting the two topics suggests
the question of whether or no television has undermined, distorted or even destroyed the benefits that Mill associated with liberty. Taking this line of inquiry even further, one can speculate
on whether television, and the electronic ages most recent offspring, the Internet, effect the political culture. Is the Information Age leading us toward utopia or totalitarianism? Before offering an
response to this question, it is first necessary to examine briefly what Mill said pertaining to liberty. John Stuart Mill concludes On Liberty with the observations that pertain to
the relationship between the individuals and the State. Mill states, "The worth of a State, in the long run, is the wroth of the individual composing it" (2002).
In the remainder of this concluding paragraph, Mill argues eloquently that the State that attempts to turn its citizens into docile instruments, even for beneficial purposes, will ultimately fail at
its goal to make "the machine" work smoothly because it has retarded the growth of its citizenry. From "small men no great thing can really be accomplished" (Mill, 2002). The
reasons why Mill make this assertion at the close of his argument lie within the work itself. In chapter III, Mill puts worth two main points. First of all, he
emphatically asserts the inherent value of the individual. But then, he goes on to argue that when a society actively encourages individuality, the result not only proves to be
beneficial to the individual, but benefits the whole of society as well. From Mills perspective, individuality is not only "good," but it is also sociologically beneficial. He argues
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