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"Left wing kookiness"
On Wed, 17 Dec 2003 16:28:28 -0500, Tom Quackenbush
wrote: Jonathan Ball wrote: snip Tom Quackenbush wrote: OK, I have to confess ignorance here - I'm not very familiar with J.S. Mill. When did he write that & did he mean "conservative" in the same political sense that it's used today? John Stuart Mill, 1806-1873, was one of the most important English philosophers and political thinkers of his age. He is noted as one of the leading proponents of utilitarianism. snip Thank you. I think I need to read up on Mr. Mill. R, Tom Q. Here's his introduction to "On Liberty". http://www.bartleby.com/130/1.html You'll note he doesn't state an opposition to governmental control of peoples actions only an opposition to acts that don't spring from "self-protection". He really was a fairly modern liberal. Here is a synopsis of his life and work. http://www.utilitarianism.com/jsmill.htm Here you will note he is a strong proponent of environmental protection, population control and women's rights. If anything he demonstrates the basic meaninglessness of labels like "conservative" or "liberal" when applied to an independent thinker. g.c. |
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