Stuart Little

In Defense of Liberty and Individuality It is a little-known fact that for the past century, every American president has been given a copy of John Stuart Mill’s On Liberty[1] upon entering office. Since its publication in 1859, On Liberty’s discussions of liberty and individuality have been a foundation for modern Western political thought and for the liberal democracy. Mill brings to light a unique perspective on the relationship between liberty and individuality, and in the end,

situation, getting rid of the dog would cause more people to be happy. However, James and Josh’s sadness could not compare to the sadness that it would cause Clara since losing a best friend hurts a lot more than being forced to help your little sister to clean up a little mess. It would not also compare to the huge amount of happiness that Clara would be experiencing for the next 15 years if they do keep the dog. So if I was a utilitarian, I’d pick the action that would lead to great happiness. But in

The ability to express oneself is a right that can easily be taken for granted. The right to free speech has become essential to modern society. As we have grown accustomed to this freedom, it has been accepted that all people have the right to free speech, which can take many forms, such as beliefs, thoughts, and actions. However, there are still areas in the world in which citizens are not afforded the same ability that we possess. They are not able to argue what they believe in, knowing they

Confrontation of Gender Roles in the Works of Mill, Tennyson, and Woolf Although women in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries faced oppression and unequal treatment, some people strove to change common perspectives on the feminine sex. John Stuart Mill, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, and Virginia Woolf were able to reach out to the world, through their literature, and help change the views that society held towards women and their roles within its structure. During the Victorian era, women were bound

Both Susan Wolf’s article “Moral Saints” and John Stuart Mill’s book “Utilitarianism” will be discussed here. These works offer expositions of and opinions on the philosophical issue of the moral worth of adhering to a certain set of values, and how a person’s motivations for doing so can change their worth and the desirability of their way of life. Wolf offers the position that leading an extremely morally good life is undesirable, while Mill’s opposing position is that if morality leads to happiness

Darwin College at Cambridge University where he got his postgraduate Doctor of Philosophy degree. The author of A Little History of Philosophy was a member of the Department of Philosophy, followed by his role as a lecturer at the University of Nottingham. Nigel Warburton teaches philosophy and art, and writes the “Everyday Philosophy” column for Prospect Magazine. Apart from A Little History of Philosophy, Warburton is the author of other influential works. Philosophy: The Basics, Philosophy: The

of making all the decisions we need to in order to create a good life. Give us complete liberty, and, barring natural disasters, we’ll end up where we want to be. It’s a nice vision, one that makes us feel proud of ourselves. But it’s false. 5John Stuart Mill2 wrote in 1859 that the only justifiable reason for interfering in someone’s freedom of action was to prevent harm to others. According to Mill’s “harm principle,” we should almost never stop people from behavior that affects only themselves

Trident University International Tammy Flemon Module 2 Case Assignment ETH 501: Business Ethics Dr. G. Shelton 13 February 2015 Introduction Utilitarian is one of the most powerful and persuasive approaches to ethics and moral rights. It is normally held to be the view that morally right action is the actions that produces the most good. I will be discussing the utilitarian ethics in regards to The Case of Sole Remaining Supplier. What do you believe is/are the key utilitarian ethical

Age of literature. One of these changes is that of the way women were perceived through the eyes of society. Inside many of the works of literature throughout the Victorian Age, there is a noticeable change in the way women are treated. In John Stuart Mill’s work of literature, “The Subjection of Women,” he explains his theory on the suppression of women in the Victorian Age. He compared women to that of a slave, in the sense that they have no freedom or rights to do or not do with their lives

     In our lives, it is important to exercise self-command. However, we should not be so concerned with the future that we stifle the present. The question becomes what balance should we strike between self-command and risks? What kinds of risks are acceptable or unacceptable? In this essay, we will use two examples of risks to show the distinction between the two and arrive at a conclusion as to the balance one should have between risk and self command. The first