JOHN STUART MILL: On Liberty
John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) is, for many, the most influential English-speaking philosopher of the 19th century. The work we are concerned with here is "On Liberty," published in 1859. Along with Utilitarianism (1863), Mill's most widely disseminated work is also the one he held in highest esteem, along with A System of Logic (1843).
In this work, he presents his famous fundamental ethical-political principle, called the "harm principle," and devotes his entire analysis to determining the scope and limitations of the power that, constantly keeping this in mind, society can legitimately exercise over individuals.
00:00 Presentation
01:39 Chapter I: Introduction (Objective of the essay: the limits of society's power over the individual)
08:49 Chapter II: On freedom of thought and discussion (valuation of the free discussion of ideas)
12:25 Chapter III: On individuality as one of the elements of well-being (valuation of originality)
17:19 Chapter IV: On the limits of society's authority over the individual (respect for the "harm principle" and total freedom as long as it does not violate said principle)
24:11 Chapter V: Applications (models for putting the principles presented into practice)
24:30 Final reflection ("negative liberty" and "positive liberty" in On Liberty)
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