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- Title
On Liberty's Liberty.
- Authors
BRAUN, CARLOS RODRÍGUEZ
- Abstract
In this article the author discusses the philosophy on liberty as expressed in "On Liberty," by John Stuart Mill. The article notes that many of Mill's ideas on liberty coexist with antiliberal notions, some of which can seriously curtail freedom. Mill supported drug legalization and was opposed to marriage, family, religion, tradition, morality, and custom because he felt they were obstacles to liberty. The article also notes that Mill believed there were two classes of government intervention that were acceptable. For necessary interventions, Mill relied on the theories of economist and philosopher Adam Smith with regard to the protection of property rights and contract enforcement.
- Subjects
MILL, John Stuart, 1806-1873; ON Liberty (Book : Mill); LIBERTY; POLITICAL science; INTERVENTION (Federal government); PROPERTY rights; SMITH, Adam, 1723-1790
- Publication
Independent Review, 2010, Vol 14, Issue 4, p599
- ISSN
1086-1653
- Publication type
Article