accepting others is not to impose on others

John Stuart Mill

He is the author of “On Liberty”

John Stuart Mill

He is a liberal classical economist

John Stuart Mill

He was an advocate of individual rights, progressive social policies, and utilitarianism, which promotes actions that do "the greatest good for the greatest number”

John Stuart Mill

One of the proponents of ethical philosophy of Utilitarianism

Liberty of Thoughts and Feelings

Absolute freedom of opinion and sentiment on all subjects

Liberty of Tastes and Pursuits

Framing the plan of our life to suit our own character: of doing as we like, subject to such consequences as may follow

Liberty Within the Same Limits

Of combination among individuals

Liberty Within the Same Limits

Freedom to unite, for any purpose not involving harm to others

Liberty of Thought and Discussion

Freedom of speech in the vast majority of situations, barring a few key exceptions such as when an individual incites immediate violence

1. Suppressed opinion is true

2. Suppressed opinion is partly true

3. Suppressed opinion is wholly false

3 Cases of Free Speech

1. Principle of Paternalism

2. Legal Moralism

2 Principles of Liberty

Principle of Paternalism

In modern philosophy and jurisprudence, it is to act for the good of another person without that person's consent, as parents do for children

Principle of Paternalism

It is controversial because its end is benevolent, and it means coercive

Paternalists

___ advance people's interests (such as life, health, or safety) at the expense of their liberty

Principle of Paternalism

Whenever the state acts to protect people from themselves, it seeks their good; but by doing so through criminal law, it does so coercively, often against their will

Legal Moralism

A view that the law can legitimately be used to prohibit behaviors that conflict with society's collective moral judgments even when those behaviors do not result in physical or psychological harm to others

Legal Moralism

A person's freedom can legitimately be restricted simply because it conflicts with society's collective morality

Legal Moralism

It is permissible for the state to use its coercive power to enforce society's collective morality