majority or individual

MAJORITY OR INDIVIDUAL Throughout the history, philosophers have emerged new ideas about how society govern and how people can be free two of these philosophers are that Jean Jacques Rousseau and John Stuart Mill who are significant philosophers in our world because their ideas about liberty and general will have shaped today’s world. Actually, these philosophers have a contrast about liberty since Rousseau has an idea about general will what he explained as majority’s ideas ignores minority’s and understanding of liberty for Mill is not the same with him. According to Rousseau, the whole political or sovereign entity established common will of all citizens. The interests of everyone and respecting the will of the general public, the private willpower are based on personal interests. Personal will or interest should be passive in front of general will. This is the only legitimate government of floating Rousseau's management has said that the general will. According to Rousseau, general will do not make mistakes so other ideas are not important; however, Mill said that every ideas have the same importance because there is human fallibility so people should share their ideas (freedom of speech). According to Mill, freedom of speech enables us to increase quality of freedom and every person should be listened because majority’s ideas may not be true. Rousseau and Mill have been conflicted each other about general will and human fallibility. There is a conflict between the ideas of Rousseau and Mill with regard to the obedience to the collective will. While Rousseau perceives the general will as a necessity to ensure the well-being of society as a whole, Mill points out that individuality is essential for development of the self which brings well-being to the society. Although their ideas are not the same about liberty, they thought that government should emerge by voting. In this essay, I will mention understanding of Rousseau about ideal citizens who accept