John Stuart Mill’s explanation of the harm principle is not as useful as once believed. Although the harm principle does in fact have some logic‚ it fails to set clear and concise borders regarding what denotes allowable hate speech. The harm principle essentially states that all speech‚ including hate speech‚ should be allowed. However‚ speech that causes a definable harm must be censored. For example‚ merely offensive speech is allowed; however‚ the context of the offensive speech in question is
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1: That man can be simply lead but what hurts them or pleases them. Rarely would humans like to choose something that causes them to feel bad about themselves over a good experience? Most moral compasses rely on whether or not a choice will affect themselves and other in a positive or negative light. 2: Well‚ the definition of utility is the state of being beneficial and the principle of utility is the idea or picking out the what would ultimately bring happiness and what choices can bring unhappiness
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pursuing our own good‚ in our own way." By this‚ Mill is saying that freedom should guarantee liberty of rights based on personal interests and desires; it is evident that he puts a significant emphasis on individuality. Mill demonstrates that people should be allowed to do whatever they want by stating that states do not have the legitimate power to limit the freedom of its people‚ as long as it does not violate the harm principle. The reason why Mill endorses individual diversity is because he believes
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According to Mill‚ individuality is seen as essential to human progress and development‚ to the extent where he supposes that “it is only the cultivation of individuality which produces‚ or can produce‚ well-developed human beings”. We can infer from this quote that Mill has a strong preference on the freedom of action alongside that of thought and discussion‚ which constitutes a belief in the necessity of allowing different ‘experiments in living’ as the route towards creating the greatest happiness
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John Mill was a strong advocate for freedom of speech and objected to censorship. He claims that silencing the expression of an opinion would be robbing the human race and its posterity even if the opinion is false. Mill argues that hearing a false and even vile opinion allows us to have a "clearer perception and livelier impression of truth‚ produced by its collision with error" (1978‚ 16). In other words‚ the truth can be better understood by refuting an error. Moreover‚ Mill argues that most opinions
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theory today‚ and also the most powerful and persuasive approaches to normative ethics in the history of philosophy. It is the rightness or wrongness of an action‚ which determined by its usefulness. It is based on the principle of Utility which John Stuard Mill stated that “Actions are right to the degree that they tend to promote the greatest good for the greatest number.” This means that in any situation‚ where there is a moral choice‚ one should do that which results in the greatest happiness for
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Instructor Gallup Kant or Mill 14 November 2011 The topic of Kant and John Stuart Mill produces much debate. Both scholars have their own beliefs that they deem to be appropriate point of views in the way man should view a moral life. In this paper I plan on elaborating on both Kant and Mill’s point of views. This paper will first talk about John Stuart Mill’s beliefs on morality and what he deems appropriate. Then in the next segment of the paper‚ Kant views will be dissected and discussed
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John Stuart Mill suggests that a person’s ethical decision-making process should be based solely upon the amount of happiness that the person can receive. Although Mill fully justifies himself‚ his approach lacks certain criteria for which happiness can be considered. Happiness should be judged‚ not only by pleasure‚ but by pain as well. This paper will examine Mill’s position on happiness‚ and the reasoning behind it. Showing where there are agreements and where there are disagreements will critique
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this‚ Utilitarianism may be interpreted differently or in another form‚ e.g. such as “Rule utilitarianism”‚ which is represented by the two different interpretations of utilitarianism by two consequentialists; John Stuart Mills (Rule utilitarianism) and Jeremy Bentham (Act utilitarianism). Mills constructed the theory of “Rule utilitarianism”‚ which focuses on general rules that everyone should follow to bring about the greatest good for that community. Rule utilitarianism establishes the best overall
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oppose inadequate capitalism‚ and also woman fought against injustice in order to claim rights as men. These were shape of Europe in 1800s. In 1806‚ John Stuart Mill was born in Pentonville‚ then a suburb of London. He was a son of James Mill‚ who became leading figure in the group of philosophical radicals and Jeremy Bentham’s discipline and friend. Mill co-wrote “On liberty” with his wife‚ Helen Taylor and published in 1958. On the other hand‚ Jeremy Bentham who was philosopher and jurist was born
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