This work claims that, while contemporary popular opinion held "more of positive truth" than the ideas of Rousseau, Rousseau's "bombshell" ideas forced public opinion to "recombine in a better form.
This work claims that, while contemporary popular opinion held "more of positive truth" than the ideas of Rousseau, Rousseau's "bombshell" ideas forced public opinion to "recombine in a better form." This work, which was attacked by James Fitzjames Stephen, outlines its "infallibility argument" by describing how Marcus Aurelius, despite his wisdom, engaged in persecution of Christianity. This work attacks the Christianity of its author's day for stagnating unchallenged, and advocates "pagan self-assertion." This work concludes by championing the "greatest dissemination of power" and "greatest centralization of information" possible, and it attacks Muslim countries for banning pork. This work argues that society should only interfere with an individual's rights if those rights threaten another's, which it calls the "harm principle." For 10 points, name this John Stuart Mill work, which champions individual freedom.
This work claims that, while contemporary popular opinion held "more of positive truth" than the ideas of Rousseau, Rousseau's "bombshell" ideas forced public opinion to "recombine in a better form.
On Liberty