It is, perhaps, hardly necessary to say that this doctrine is meant to apply only to human beings in the maturity of their faculties. We are not speaking of children, or of young persons below the age which the law may fix as that of manhood or womanhood. On Liberty - Page 6by John Stuart Mill - 1913 - 68 pagesFull view - About this book
| João Carlos Espada, Marc F. Plattner, Adam Wolfson - Philosophy - 2000 - 184 pages
..."paganism" shows a certain openness to the "Other." But he also makes clear that his doctrine of liberty "is meant to apply only to human beings in the maturity of their faculties." As with Locke, Mill applies, as he calls it, a "standard of rational conduct" to the "Other." Reasonable... | |
| Nigel Warburton - Philosophy - 2001 - 272 pages
...perheps, hardly necessary to say that this doctnne is meant to apply only to human beings in the matunty of their faculties. We are not speaking of children or of young persons balow the age which the law may fix as that of manhood or womanhood. Those who are still in a state... | |
| David Dyzenhaus, Arthur Ripstein - Philosophy - 2001 - 1086 pages
...himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign. It is, perhaps, hardly necessary to say that this doctrine is meant to apply only to human...that of manhood or womanhood. Those who are still in a state to require being taken care of by others, must be protected against their own actions as... | |
| Peter van der Veer - History - 2001 - 234 pages
...contains the principle of exclusion in Mill's views on liberty: It is, perhaps, hardly necessary to say that this doctrine is meant to apply only to human...not speaking of children, or of young persons below that age which the law may fix as that of manhood or womanhood. Those who are still in a state to require... | |
| Manuel García Pazos - Ethics - 1999 - 268 pages
...in der Reife ihrer Fähigkeiten bezieht und zitiert ihn: „It is, perhaps, hardly necessary to say that this doctrine is meant to apply only to human beings in the maturity of their faculties" ."0' Sie verbindet Mills Heiratsverbot mit der Lösung des Problems der Übervölkerung: „Die Beurteilung... | |
| Manuel García Pazos - Ethics - 1999 - 268 pages
...Fähigkeiten bezieht und zitiert ihn: „It is, perhaps, hardly necessary to say that this doctrine is mcant to apply only to human beings in the maturity of their faculties" .90' Sie verbindet Mills Heiratsverbot mit der Lösung des Problems der Übervölkerung: „Die Beurteilung... | |
| Randal Marlin - Philosophy - 2002 - 334 pages
...antipaternalistic principle. The exceptions are threefold: It is, perhaps, hardly necessary to say that this doctrine is meant to apply only to human...that of manhood or womanhood. Those who are still in a state to require being 2IO taken care of by others must be protected against their own actions... | |
| Judith Lynn Failer - Law - 2002 - 230 pages
...this freedom from interference does not apply to all people. "It is, perhaps, hardly necessary to say that this doctrine is meant to apply only to human beings in the maturity of their faculties." He specifically excludes children, young people, persons from "backward states of society," and those... | |
| Ralph Blumenau - Philosophers - 2002 - 644 pages
...personal morality, provided always that no harm is done to others. Mill explained that his doctrine was meant to apply only to human beings in the maturity of their faculties. It could not apply to children, or, for that matter, to backward societies in which the people as a... | |
| Phillip E. Johnson - Religion - 2009 - 194 pages
...lack of personal integrity. Mill qualified his absolute principle with the proviso that he meant it to apply "only to human beings in the maturity of their faculties," and not to youths below whatever age the law might fix as the beginning of adulthood. "Those who are... | |
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