John Stuart Mill and freedom of expression : the genesis of a theory / K.C. O'Rourke.
2001
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Title
John Stuart Mill and freedom of expression : the genesis of a theory / K.C. O'Rourke.
Published
London ; New York : Routledge, 2001.
Call Number
JC591 .O76 2001
ISBN
0415253047 (alk. paper)
Description
226 pages ; 24 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)45667846
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [209]-221) and index.
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Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1
A worthy successor
9
James Mill and the liberty of the press
9
John Stuart Mill's early writings
15
The Westminster Review
18
2
The aftermath of the 'mental crisis'
23
The gradual change
24
'The Spirit of the Age'
26
Growing individualism
33
3
Coleridgian agendas
42
Coleridge on liberty
43
Mill as Coleridgian
46
'Bentham' and 'Coleridge'
49
4
Joint productions?
59
Harriet on toleration
59
Joint progress
62
Education and liberty
65
Towards On Liberty
70
5
On Liberty: the 1859 response
75
Speech and self-regarding acts
76
The right to hear: understanding infallibility
78
The necessity of intellectual challenge
84
Truths and half-truths
89
6
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
94
Self-regarding acts and infallibility
95
Liberty versus control
98
App.: three 'new' letters from Mill to Stephen
101
7
On Liberty: recent interpretations
106
One principle or two?
106
Gray's defence of Mill
110
Interests and progress
113
Which interests should be considered as rights?
118
8
Exceptions to freedom of thought and discussion
126
The corn-dealer example
126
Forms of incitement
130
Indecency and censorship
136
9
After on Liberty: from theory to reality
145
Liberty in practice
145
The Inaugural Address
149
Mill in parliament
150
After Westminster
155
10
Conclusion: Mill reassessed
159
Notes
164
Bibliography
209
Index
222