Which Mankind Are Warranted?
That Principle Is, That the Sole End for Which Mankind Are Warranted, Individually or Collectively, in Interfering with the Liberty of Action of Any of Their...
That principle is, that the sole end for which mankind are warranted, individually or collectively, in interfering with the liberty of action of any of their number, is self-protection.
What does Mill's principle of liberty say?
John Stuart Mill articulated this principle in On Liberty, where he argued that "The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others." An equivalent was earlier stated in France's Declaration of the Rights of Man and of ...
Who said the individual is sovereign?
Libertarian philosopher Robert Nozick interprets Locke as saying that the individual "has a right to decide what would become of himself and what he would do, and as having a right to reap the benefits of what he did". Josiah Warren was the first who wrote about the "sovereignty of the individual".
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