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Rereading Power and Freedom in J.S. Mill /
In his canonical text, "On Liberty", the English philosopher and social reformer John Stuart Mill (1806-73) looked at the limits imposed by society and the state on individual freedom. Over one hundred years later, Bruce Baum, in "Rereading Power and Freedom in J.S. Mill," shows...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Toronto, Ont. :
University of Toronto Press,
2000.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- Introduction
- I: The Politics of Freedom
- II: The Contribution of John Stuart Mill
- III: Steps in the Argument
- 1 Mill's Conception of Freedom
- I: Freedom and Liberty
- II: Freedom, Autonomy, and Individuality
- III: Degrees of Autonomy, Degrees of Freedom
- IV: Freedom and Power
- V: Freedom, Power, and Culture
- VI: Conclusions
- 2 Mill's Theory of Modern Freedom
- I: 'Science, ' 'Art, ' and 'Theory' in Mill's Political Philosophy
- II: Freedom and Mill's Moral Theory
- III: Empirical Theories and Spheres of Freedom.
- A. The Theory of Social Power
- b. The Theory of Individual Development
- c. The Theory of Societal Development
- IV: Secondary Principles
- a. The Principle of Liberty
- b. Democratic Self-government
- c. Social and Distributive Justice
- d. Equality
- V: Conclusions
- 3 The Theory of Social Power
- I: Mill's Conception of Power
- II: The Sources of Social Power
- III: Mill's Theory of Authority
- a. Being 'an Authority'
- b. Traditional Authority
- c. Modern Authority
- IV: Power and Authority
- V: Government, Self-government, and the Government of Conduct.
- 4 Education for Freedom
- I: Association Psychology and the Development of Autonomy
- II: The 'Science' of Ethology and the 'Art' of Education
- III: The Powers of Education
- a. Formal Education
- b. Education in the 'Larger Sense'
- c. Authority, Discipline, and Self-discipline
- IV: Equality versus Elitism
- V: Conclusion
- 5 The Principle of Liberty
- I: Individual Liberty and Modern Democracy
- II: The Province of Individual Liberty
- III: Individuality, Utility, and the Diversity of Goods
- IV: The Domain of Social Morality
- V: Indirect Utility and the Politics of Rights.
- VI: Individual Liberty and the Powers of Education and Opinion
- VII: Conclusion
- 6 Freedom, Sex Equality, and the Power of Gender
- I: Gender and Individual Liberty
- a. Autonomy, Freedom, and the Constraints of Gender
- b. Life Plans and Career Opportunities
- c. Marriage and Divorce
- d. Gender, Sexuality, and Sexual Freedom
- II: Sex Equality and Democratic Self-government
- a. Marital Partnership
- b. Economic and Political Freedom
- III: Conclusion
- 7 Economic Freedom
- I: Mill on Economic Freedom
- a. Economic Freedom
- b. Maximal Economic Freedom.
- II: The Political Economy of Freedom
- a. Individual Liberty
- b. Democratic Self-government
- III: Conclusion
- 8 Political Freedom
- I: Representative Democracy
- a. Equal Representation and Democratic Deliberation
- b. Political Equality and Class Division
- c. The Principle of Publicity and the Public Sphere
- d. Local and National Democracy
- e. Popular Participation and the 'Authority of the Instructed'
- II: Maximal Political Freedom
- III: Conclusion
- 9 Mill and the Politics of Freedom
- I: Rethinking Freedom and Power
- II: Four Principles of Freedom.