On LibertyLongmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1869 - 223 páginas On Liberty is a philosophical work by 19th century English philosopher John Stuart Mill, first published in 1859. To the Victorian readers of the time it was a radical work, advocating moral and economic freedom of individuals from the state. |
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... side in any particular case , according to this general direction of their senti- ments ; or according to the degree of interest which they feel in the particular thing which it is pro- posed that the government should do , or according ...
... side in any particular case , according to this general direction of their senti- ments ; or according to the degree of interest which they feel in the particular thing which it is pro- posed that the government should do , or according ...
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... side . In the present age - which has been described as ' destitute of faith , but terrified at scepticism'- in which people feel sure , not so much that their opinions are true , as that they should not know what to do without them the ...
... side . In the present age - which has been described as ' destitute of faith , but terrified at scepticism'- in which people feel sure , not so much that their opinions are true , as that they should not know what to do without them the ...
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... side of received opinions , never fail to take all possible advantage of this plea ; you do not find them handling the question of utility as if it could be completely abstracted from that of truth : on the contrary , it is , above all ...
... side of received opinions , never fail to take all possible advantage of this plea ; you do not find them handling the question of utility as if it could be completely abstracted from that of truth : on the contrary , it is , above all ...
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... side , but not on the other . And in point of fact , when law or public feeling do not permit the truth of an opinion to be disputed , they are just as little tolerant of a denial of its usefulness . The utmost they allow is an ...
... side , but not on the other . And in point of fact , when law or public feeling do not permit the truth of an opinion to be disputed , they are just as little tolerant of a denial of its usefulness . The utmost they allow is an ...
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... side . And I denounce and repro- bate this pretension not the less , if put forth on the side of my most solemn convictions . How- ever positive any one's persuasion may be , not only of the falsity but of the pernicious conse- quences ...
... side . And I denounce and repro- bate this pretension not the less , if put forth on the side of my most solemn convictions . How- ever positive any one's persuasion may be , not only of the falsity but of the pernicious conse- quences ...
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What Is This Thing Called Science? (Third Edition) Alan F. Chalmers Sin vista previa disponible - 1999 |