Comparing Rousseau and Mill on Liberty
In this essay, I would like to contrast and compare the concept of liberty in Jean Jacques Rousseau's “the Social Contract Theory”, which was written in 1762 and J.S. Mill's On liberty, which was written in 1859. In a fact, the authors were born different century and also, had different ideas. They were successfully influence the society by sharing their ideas. In the writings, both Rousseau and Mill mainly discourses about the relationship between authority and one's liberty. First, I would like to examine both Rousseau's and Mill's schemas and then compare their thoughts. Next, I want to apply those two writings to examine women's right. I also want to discuss which one I felt more pursuasive and why, before the concluding this essay. I now want to mention …show more content…
Rousseau's believes that the common good takes the precedence over the individual's private, His key point is how to construct civilized society through the refrainment of the individual's wills, which the individual's contend their liberty under the circumstance of society, whereas Mill pursues to maximize each individual's liberty or freedom of thought, opinions and actions unless it's not harmful to others. In concise, Rousseau's main focus is the society and to make society workable, he considers people's expected deeds. On the other hand, Mill's main focus is individuals and he discuss how society should interfere people without oppress their liberty. In my opinion, Mill's idea is much more pursuasive since it sounds like thought with compassion and therefore there are more possibility that individuals are able to find their meaning to born to this world. To sum up, I would like to leave the question that I could answer instantly. Which potential society would you like to live, Rousseau's or
In this essay, I would like to contrast and compare the concept of liberty in Jean Jacques Rousseau's “the Social Contract Theory”, which was written in 1762 and J.S. Mill's On liberty, which was written in 1859. In a fact, the authors were born different century and also, had different ideas. They were successfully influence the society by sharing their ideas. In the writings, both Rousseau and Mill mainly discourses about the relationship between authority and one's liberty. First, I would like to examine both Rousseau's and Mill's schemas and then compare their thoughts. Next, I want to apply those two writings to examine women's right. I also want to discuss which one I felt more pursuasive and why, before the concluding this essay. I now want to mention …show more content…
Rousseau's believes that the common good takes the precedence over the individual's private, His key point is how to construct civilized society through the refrainment of the individual's wills, which the individual's contend their liberty under the circumstance of society, whereas Mill pursues to maximize each individual's liberty or freedom of thought, opinions and actions unless it's not harmful to others. In concise, Rousseau's main focus is the society and to make society workable, he considers people's expected deeds. On the other hand, Mill's main focus is individuals and he discuss how society should interfere people without oppress their liberty. In my opinion, Mill's idea is much more pursuasive since it sounds like thought with compassion and therefore there are more possibility that individuals are able to find their meaning to born to this world. To sum up, I would like to leave the question that I could answer instantly. Which potential society would you like to live, Rousseau's or