Positive liberty

Lena Church Dr. Voldoire C Band History Due: 12-2-16 Freedom and the Authentic Self Mill and Nietzsche are both 19th century philosophers who looked at significant theoretical questions, among which were how humans can achieve freedom best in their lives. They sought to improve the excellence of each person by advocating for individuality and believed this could be accomplished by having as much freedom as possible. To discuss common ground between Nietzsche and Mill’s ideas of freedom,…

short of injury to others; and that the worth of different modes of life should be proved practically, when anyone thinks fit to try them.” (Mill, 65) Mill is not suggesting that actions should be as free as opinions. In the contrary, actions and the liberty of a person should be limited, only to the extent that he doesn't become an inconvenience or harm to others. As long as he acts in his own desires and intuitions, opinion and actions should be free to practice at the persons own cost. Having…

The governing philosophy that I most closely identify with is liberal. When first discussing the ideologies in class, I was hesitant on what philosophy best fit me. After research, I found a close resemblance with the liberal stance in government’s role and opinion in political issues. For example, I believe the government should be more restricted in moral issues, such as abortion and same-sex marriage. In addition, I understand that the free market doesn’t always work and isn’t fair to…

Locke then argues how the land should be utilized. Locke makes the point that land, on its own, holds little value. People must then take the labor into their own hands and transform the land for it to be advantageous and useful to the people. While it is true that God “gave the world to men in common,” it was for the purpose of “their benefit, and the greatest conveniences of life they were capable to draw from it.” This means that sole purpose of the land was to benefit the people, and on its…

However, john Stuart mills, would state that it is wrong for the government/society to intervene in an individual’s life. But, the issue of the nuisance is that he is a threat to himself and the people around him. According to john Stuart mills, “The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited; he must not make himself a nuisance to other people.” If john Stuart mills states that a man must not become a nuisance, then what should be the consequence if he does?” without stepping in a…

The main rule is that freedom is the essential political worth. We as a whole have loads of various qualities, we think about our family, our congregation, yet with regards to what to do politically – what ought to the legislature do – established liberals have one clear standard: does this increment or does it lessen the flexibility of the person. The legislature ought to just act to counteract mischief to others. Second guideline: Individualism - that the individual is more essential than…

Liberty and equality are two of the most important principles in politics, as they are part of the foundation of our society. Equality and freedom have generally been portrayed as two conflicting concepts, mainly because in order to achieve equality redistribution of resources is necessary and this would inevitably interfere with the liberty of those who have an abundance of resources and wealth. However, after a closer examination we can see that in many cases an increase in equality results in…

should attempt to help the welfare of its people. Mill saw the problem with government and realized the change he wanted to see. Mill explain that because government is now responsible for people, the majority of society could use government to deny liberty to the minority or those who opposing views. This is a beneficial ideology to society because it will promote welfare to help people overcome obstacles. It is human nature to naturally be evil and we must have government to maintain and…

In On Liberty, John Stuart Mill outlines his unique political theory based on the liberty of men in society. His argument stands out because it is not typical social contract theory. It does not begin by examining men in the state of nature, it does not outline an ideal government structure, and the contract itself is vague, though not without a purpose. Mill establishes a social contract through the unconventional means of the “harm principle.” Through it he creates an agreement among men in a…

In short, the state is liable for the protection of every individual’s rights when being transgressed by another, though any further interaction between the state and the citizen will be deemed a trespassing upon that citizen’s right to liberty. In such a society, referred to as the night-watchman state by Nozick, every person contains their own natural rights but in the formation of the authoritative group, some of those rights must be handed forth to the state in order for the policing…