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    “The right to swing my fist ends where the other man’s nose begins.” said Oliver Wendell Holmes‚ Jr.‚ the former justice of the American Supreme Court. This famous analogy articulates the scope of liberty suggested by John Stuart Mill and his ‘one very simple principle.’ As the very basis to support his arguments about liberty and its limit‚ the principle strenuously insists as follows. The only justification for exercising coercive force over an individual is when his actions would otherwise harm

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    Stuart Gordon to Direct Cannibal Stage Play ’Taste’ Joseph McCabe Wednesday‚ June 27‚ 2012 - 4:00pm Stuart Gordon’s career has gone full circle lately‚ having returned to his theater roots by helming the recent LA stage plays Re-Animator: The Musical and Nevermore‚ his one-man show about Edgar Allan Poe starring Jeffrey Combs. We’ve just received word that Gordon isn’t quite done with stage horror -- he’ll next bring tale of cannibalism called Taste to theater audiences. According to The

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    In John Stuart Mill’s Essay On Liberty‚ Mill makes many arguments regarding the liberty of thought. The overall argument of this essay is centered on the question of what kind of power the society should be allowed to exercise over an individual. Mill discusses specific examples such as‚ the oppression of public opinion‚ or expression of one’s individual opinion‚ and beliefs. He then goes on to discuss the argument of whether or not an individual should have the right to act on those opinions‚ and

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    colloquial sense in which utility is opposed to pleasure”(John Stuart Mill‚ 1863‚ chapter 2‚ page 1). It clearly shows that

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    John Stuart Mill: “Private Domain” John Stuart Mill’s explanation of “private domain” is a fairly simple concept. In Mill’s words‚ the basis of “private domain” is: “Over himself‚ over his own body and mind‚ the individual is sovereign.” Mill means that individuals should be able to express themselves in any manner without government interference. Society should not influence how a person carries himself‚ because the individual is the only person living that particular life. Mill feels strongly

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    theories try to explain what distinguishes right actions from wrong ones. The theory of utilitarianism tries to do the same by incorporating several aspects that set up a moral standard to help investigate the balance between right and wrong. John Stuart Mill‚ a British philosopher of the 1800’s defends the utilitarian school of thought by pointing out what it is that makes utilitarianism the standard theory for morality. According to Utilitarianism as explained by Mill in his essay “In Defense of

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    John Stuart Mill’s Viewpoint on Interrogation and Torture In the world today there have been many controversial topics including topics such as euthanasia‚ the death penalty and gay marriage. One that has always stood out in particular is the controversy over torture and interrogation techniques for terrorists in US custody . Ethically you can argue for or against these torture and interrogation techniques but what would John Stuart Mill’s viewpoint be on this highly debated topic? Before we

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    prohibited there are still a few countries and tribes found around the world where cannibalism is still practiced and is morally accepted. To talk about how John Stuart Mills would feel about cannibalism we must first talk about his ideology and the meaning behind Utilitarianism. Utilitarianism was founded by Jeremy Bentham then later taught by John Stuart Mills. The idea of Utilitarianism is simple enough yet complex at the same time. Utilitarianists believe that the only intrinsically good thing in the world

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    topic. John Stuart Mill believed in an ethical theory known as utilitarianism. Kant and Mill both articulate thought that praise the use of reason as the ultimate good‚ that which leads to enlightenment and a general understanding and certainty‚ as Mill would put it. The two philosophers‚ while both striving to reach the same goal‚ ultimately achieve their goals in a different sense‚ and even demonstrate slight discrepancy in what they ultimately mean to attain. Immanuel Kant and John Stuart Mill both

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    Within Of Liberty by John Stuart Mill‚ the concept of the Harm Principle is explained clearly as‚ “The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community‚ against his will‚ is to prevent harm to others.” The concept is essentially that an individual should not have their liberties restricted unless those liberties cause harm to others. If an individual’s action only affects themselves then there is nothing that society or the state should do to prevent

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