John Stuart Mill

The Irony of On Liberty In John Stuart Mill’s essay, On Liberty, Mill argues that the cultivation of vital individuality is essential to the advancement of society. Cultivation of vital individuality is the spark that ignites societal progress because the more an individual develops his capacities, the more valuable he is to society. Mill provides…

John Stuart Mill begins his discussion of moral theory with a definition of utilitarianism, stating that this is “the creed which accept as the foundation of morals ‘utility’ or the ‘greatest happiness principle’ holds that actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness; wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of…

            John Stuart Mill’s seminal essay, On Liberty, is considered as yet one of his most influential works. Mill’s critical examination on how society, along with the institutions embedded in it exert control on individuals, provided a new approach or framework on how liberty should be understood. On a deeper contextualization of the matter, it…

Pleasure: A Comparison of Mill and Plato’s Views             Human action should aim at its proper end. Everywhere people aim at pleasure, wealth, and honor. Although these ends have some type of value, they are not the chief good for which people should aim. To be an ultimate end, an act must be self-sufficient and…

A lot of philosophers have spoken about happiness. Many agreed that it is the ultimate goal of life, something of which many, if not all, would undeniably agree. A lot of philosophers have also spoken about morality and its role in society. Certainly, a society would function well when its people abide by its morals….

The pursuit of happiness is a goal many of us strive for in life. John Stuart Mill and Peter Singer both attempt to tie happiness, in respect to the community or world, to morality. The model of Utilitarianism is too extreme and brings more questions than it answers. I will explain Mill’s and Singer’s utilitarian…

As far back as man has been on earth, he has been driven towards building a community among his peers. Whether that is a community of hunters and gatherers who share whatever the day has brought to them within their tribe, or a larger community which within its structure lie the inner dwellings of division…