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    “If freedom of speech is taken away‚ then dumb and silent we may be led‚ like sheep to the slaughter”-while many of us would not argue the right to freedom of speech we may start to question just how boundless freedom should really be. Throughout history‚ it has often been proven that words have the ability to translate into violent and often fatal actions‚ yet we continue to accept these actions in the name of free speech. Lawmakers continue to debate over the boundaries regarding freedom of speech

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    From John Stuart Mill’s perspective‚ Mill can perceive this controversy in a few ways‚ but for the sake of this argument‚ we will focus on his main idea of liberalism to further critique Harper’s assertions. Mill’s principle of liberalism can be seen with dealings of society as the sole end for which mankind is authorized‚ as individuals and collectively‚ to not interfere with the liberty of action of their fellow citizens‚ and to subject themselves to the law in order for this protections‚ which

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    they promote human (or perhaps sentient) happiness. This claim Mill shares with his forbears. But he modified their assumptions about human motivation‚ the nature of happiness‚ the relationship between happiness

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    In the chapter John Stuart Mill provides an argument that utilitarianism should answer before it can be valid. One of those criteria is happiness and in fact the only one‚ and in order to prove this‚ one must prove that happiness is the only thing people desire. Mill then goes on in an attempt to prove this and takes into account many arguments‚ but then disregards them by saying the ultimate end goal of those arguments is happiness‚ or at least the root of them were‚ and it makes sense. It makes

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    John Stuart Mills promotes a moral theory in his essay titled‚ ‘Utilitarianism‚’ by stating the best choice of action to take‚ when there are multiple options to choose from‚ is the action that produces the highest overall sum of happiness within a society. By applying this theory to the domain of war‚ one might instantly believe war is always the morally wrong choice. Utilitarianism focuses on the actual consequences of an action‚ and war brings about death‚ suffering‚ and multiple other negative

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    English philosopher‚ John Stuart Mill’s‚ introduced the ethical views of Utilitarianism‚ stating that whatever maximizes happiness for the greatest number of people is consider to be the greatest good. According to Utilitarianism‚ an action is morally right if it promotes happiness and morally wrong if it promotes pain. Utilitarianism is an attempt to answer the question “What should we do?” and its answer is that we ought to act in a way that the consequence produce happiness. What I think Utilitarianism

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    testing. One of the strongest claims is that experimentation on animals with lower levels of rationality is more acceptable‚ compared with species of high mental capacities. According to John Stuart Mill in his book On Liberty‚ individuality is necessary for “human happiness” and “individual and social progress” (Mill‚ 1869‚ 65). While some may argue that this statement is only valid for the human condition‚ I do think it is applicable to animals that have a certain amount of rationality. For less rational

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    The Discourse of Mill and Nietzsche‚ Can Mill Overcome While it appears‚ on the outside‚ that John Stewart Mill contradicts Nietzsche’s idea that the mind serves deeper than our inner human drive‚ however‚ the story of Mills life seems to actually confirm itself. You see‚ Nietzsche believes that your instincts define who you are and if you go through life using your brain making all your decisions for you‚ you aren’t being true to who you really are. Nietzsche talked about how Socrates uses reason

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    Freedom of speech and the liberty to uphold one’s expression has long been the subject of many debates. It has taken centuries if not years for mankind to come to a point where many can easily voice their opinions without having to ponder over the consequences. But one should always know where to draw the line. Freedom of expression also needs to have its limits. Two of the masterminds who put forth their work on liberty and freedom of speech were John Stuart Mill and Jean-Jacque Rousseau. The concepts

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    Synthesis Essay Freedom of speech is one of the cornerstones of American Democracy and the U.S. political environment. It is a right given to our citizens protected by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. The right to speak freely is essential in our political process and ensures the protection of minority populations and opinions without it many people in America would not have a platform on which they can go to be heard. Our society should continue to place fewer restrictions

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