Volume 24 - Issue 3
THE CONCEPT OF LIBERTY IN JOHN STUART MILL’S “ON LIBERTY”
Vo Van Dung
Abstract
Concepts of liberation in "On Liberty" of John Stuart Mill have contributed to the social changes in many democratic countries around the world, especially in Western countries. The work discusses the importance of the liberty of human beings to the development of the whole society. That is the ideas of liberation of speech, liberation of the individual is placed in relationship to social liberation but it must ensure equality in the law. His thoughts bear profoundly humane and are interested by many researchers. If we dismiss certain limitations, the major values can be applied in the process of building civil society today.
Paper Details
Volume: Volume 24
Issues: Issue 3
Keywords: idea of liberty, democracy, justice, civil society.
Year: 2020
Month: March
Pages: 4437-4447