On Liberty — John Stuart Mill
On Liberty
John Stuart MillALTER YAYINCILIK
On Liberty
John Stuart MillThe eldest son of the British historian economist and philosopher James Mill he was born on May 20 1806 in his father s house in Pentonville London He was educated exclusively by his father who was a strict disciplinarian By his eighth year he had read in the original Greek Aesop s Fables Xenophon s Anabasis and the whole of the historian Herodotus He was acquainted with the satirist Lucian the historian of philosophy Diogenes Laërtius the Athenian writer and educational theorist Isocrates and six dialogues of Plato He had also read a great deal of history in English At the age of eight he started Latin the geometry of Euclid and algebra and began to teach the younger children of the family His main reading was still history but he went through all the Latin and Greek authors commonly read in the schools and universities and by the age of 10 could read Plato and the Athenian statesman Demosthenes with ease About the age of 12 he began a thorough study of Scholastic logic at the same time reading Aristotle s logical treatises in the original In the following year he was introduced to political economy and studied the work of the Scottish political economist and philosopher Adam Smith and that of the English economist David Ricardo
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John Stuart Mill tarafından kaleme alınan On Liberty Alter Yayıncılık eseri olarak okurlarla buluşuyor On Liberty John Stuart Mill Kitap Özeti On Liberty Yayınevi Alter Yayıncılık Yazar John Stuart Mill Sayfa 144 Sayfa Kağıt 2 Hamur Boyut 14 00x21 00 cm Basım Yılı Ağustos 2019 Barkod 9786051910987 Kategori Edebiyat Kitapları Yabancı Dilde Kitaplar Roman
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On Liberty by John Stuart Mill is one of the most influential works ever written on individual freedom In this enduring classic Mill examines the limits of authority that society and the state may legitimately exercise over the individual At the heart of the book lies Mill s famous principle power can only be rightfully exercised over a member of a civilized community against their will to prevent harm to others From this foundation he builds a powerful defense of freedom of thought expression and individuality With clarity passion and philosophical depth Mill argues that diverse opinions and independent minds are essential to the progress of society On Liberty remains a cornerstone of modern liberal thought and an essential text for anyone interested in freedom democracy and human rights Tanıtım Bülteninden
Paper Books
On Liberty by John Stuart Mill is one of the most influential works ever written on individual freedom In this enduring classic Mill examines the limits of authority that society and the state may legitimately exercise over the individual At the heart of the book lies Mill s famous principle power can only be rightfully exercised over a member of a civilized community against their will to prevent harm to others From this foundation he builds a powerful defense of freedom of thought expression and individuality With clarity passion and philosophical depth Mill argues that diverse opinions and independent minds are essential to the progress of society On Liberty remains a cornerstone of modern liberal thought and an essential text for anyone interested in freedom democracy and human rights
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It will probably be conceded that it is desirable people should exercise their understandings and that an intelligent following of custom or even occasionally an intelligent deviation from custom is better than a blind and simply mechanical adhesion to it To a certain extent it is admitted that our understanding should be our own but there is not the same willingness to admit that our desires and impulses should be our own likewise or that to possess impulses of our own and of any strength is anything but a peril and a snare Yet desires and impulses are as much a part of a perfect human being as beliefs and restraints and strong impulses are only perilous when not properly balanced when one set of aims and inclinations is developed into strength while others which ought to co exist with them remain weak and inactive It is not because men s desires are strong that they act ill it is because their consciences are weak There is no natural connection between strong impulses and a weak conscience The natural connection is the other way
Gece Kitaplığı
It will probably be conceded that it is desirable people should exercise their understandings and that an intelligent following of custom or even occasionally an intelligent deviation from custom is better than a blind and simply mechanical adhesion to it To a certain extent it is admitted that our understanding should be our own but there is not the same willingness to admit that our desires and impulses should be our own likewise or that to possess impulses of our own and of any strength is anything but a peril and a snare Yet desires and impulses are as much a part of a perfect human being as beliefs and restraints and strong impulses are only perilous when not properly balanced when one set of aims and inclinations is developed into strength while others which ought to co exist with them remain weak and inactive It is not because men s desires are strong that they act ill it is because their consciences are weak There is no natural connection between strong impulses and a weak conscience The natural connection is the other way
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It will probably be conceded that it is desirable people should exercise their understandings and that an intelligent following of custom or even occasionally an intelligent deviation from custom is better than a blind and simply mechanical adhesion to it To a certain extent it is admitted that our understanding should be our own but there is not the same willingness to admit that our desires and impulses should be our own likewise or that to possess impulses of our own and of any strength is anything but a peril and a snare Yet desires and impulses are as much a part of a perfect human being as beliefs and restraints and strong impulses are only perilous when not properly balanced when one set of aims and inclinations is developed into strength while others which ought to co exist with them remain weak and inactive It is not because men s desires are strong that they act ill it is because their consciences are weak There is no natural connection between strong impulses and a weak conscience The natural connection is the other way