Stuart Price

When setting up a just society, which value should be of utmost importance: liberty, fairness, happiness, or security? Upon examining Thomas Hobbes, John Stuart Mill, and John Rawls, we notice that all three were philosophers of Utilitarianism. Utilitarianism focuses that the happiness and general well-being of the majority should take priority over an individual; however, Utilitarianism also attempts to define the capacity of freedom of an individual’s liberty under sovereign authority. From…

I most relate to the transcendental literature because of what it inspires within me. It is all too easy to get wrapped up in what society expects of you. The transcendentalists writers like Emerson, Thoreau, and Whitman suggest we listen to our inner voice. In “Self Reliance” Emerson advocated for this throughout the essay with statements such as, “ Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.” Your conformity explains nothing.” "Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.” ( 1346,…

OPINION In the essay presented by Isaiah Berlin who argues in favour of negative freedom , in my opinion the concept of negative liberty has been tactfully interpreted so as to avoid it from losing the debate between positive and negative liberty. It is wrong of Berlin to suggest one can be free if the agent is not impeded by any physical obstacle, but that real freedom is both internal and external. I feel that those who defend the positive notion do not want to force others into our way of…

Environmental fascism is an issue that most try to avoid when structuring a new environmental model. As well as it is also an issue that most try and avoid when trying to figure out how to solve an environmental dilemma because it shows favoritism. In this essay I will discuss why Aldo Leopold is accused of his Land-Ethic model falling into the category of the issue of environmental fascism, and how J. Baird Callicott tries to resolve the accusations. First lets begin with taking a look at what…

Men have always been considered stronger than women since the beginning of time. Whether in war, jobs, and just in general. In the early 19th century women got tired of it, and after freedom struggles and rallies, their voices were heard and they were given the rights and respect that they finally deserved. Women are now free to vote, work, and voice their opinions in any subject matter. Basically in society, they are now provided with equal opportunities which once was only available to men.…

Although they had different views on whos happiness was more important, both Aristotle and John Stuart Mill agreed that the end would bring happiness. Even though they agreed on this, they argued over the fact of what the end was. “The Utilitarian view of happiness is slightly different than that of Aristotle. Both Aristotle and Utilitarian’s would…

potential. This is invaluable to understand for the best and the most prosperous path for the society to live in. To further explore Mill’s concept of liberty, two supplementary readings that I’ve used are a scholarly published article titled—John Stuart Mill and the “Marketplace of Ideas”—by Jill Gordon and an excerpt from Frederick Hayek’s The Constitution of Liberty that concerns primarily on freedom. For Gordon’s article on Mill, the paper concentrated on the metaphor that conventional…

we prioritize. Actions plus intentions equal outcomes. Priority means morality or where it resides, also what we can consider as important. Some consider the consequences as the most important aspect of the equation. Such as Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill. These philosophers want to maximize the greatest amount of good for the greatest amount of people. Also known as Utilitarianism. This focuses on the nobility of a person and that their choices will always reflect who they are. Therefore…

Can society advance without all of its people? In John Stuart Mill’s essay “On Liberty”, he makes the argument that we should have the freedom to perform any actions we wish, as long as those are not causing harm to any others. Mill makes a number of justifications for his argument throughout his essay. He understands that in order for society to function, there needs to be certain restrictions on individual’s liberty. He believes society’s control over an individual’s liberty should only be…

that having free speech is important. For example, the overall well-being of Canadian residents is greater than the overall well-being of North Korean residents and we have free speech while North Koreans do not. In his famous work On Liberty, John Stuart Mill states that “[i]f all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind” (Mill 18). I will…