JS Mill On Liberty

This page is for A2 students studying Mill's 'On Liberty' in Unit 4. Here's a checklist of what you need to know, taken directly from the specification.

Candidates should demonstrate an understanding of the following: the kind of liberty with which Mill is concerned

•  Liberty and the state
•  The power of the state
•  Development of democracy and inherent dangers the role of civil convention and the pressure of public opinion
•  Tyranny of the majority
•  The 'harm principle'.
•  What is 'harm'?
•  Harm and offence
•  Negative freedom the arguments in support of freedom of thought and expression, and freedom of action exceptions and their justification the importance of truth,
• The importance of variety the development of the individual whether liberty is intrinsically or instrumentally valuable
• The applications of Mill's principles.

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