问题标题:
johnstuartmill'sOnLibertyIsitgenerallyconsideredtobedeclarationofindividualism?
问题描述:
johnstuartmill'sOnLiberty
Isitgenerallyconsideredtobedeclarationofindividualism?
刘钦龙回答:
Yes.
"OnLiberty.Widelyheldasaseminaltextontherightsoftheindividual,uponcloserexaminationOnLibertyrevealsitselftobeaeuphemisticre-statingofMill'seconomicideasasappliedwithinthesocialrealm.Inshort,headvocatesaculturalclasssystemgovernedbyanintellectualelite."Individualism"is,itturnsout,aconceptthatcanonlybeutilizedbyalucky,talentedfew.AsMill'sdelineatesintheessay,"individualism"asanidealmustbesacrificedtoeconomicinterestsifthetwoconflict.Furthermore,individualexpressionisdeemedmoreimportantfor"theexceptional"ratherthanthe"commonplace"lowerclassesorcolonialpopulations.Thereforeindividualliberty,asMill'sdefinesit,canonlybeenjoyedbythosefovoredbymaterialstatus.Thustheindividualistconcept,sodeeplyintertwinedwiththecapitalistsystem,cannot,andindeedisnotmeantto,beuniversallyenjoyed;insteaditisenjoyedmostlybythesectorofthesocietyitbenefitsthemost,theowner/bourgeoisclass."
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