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Utilitarianism

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John Stuart Mill

Explores liberty, harm, utilitarian ethics, democracy, individuality, and the improvement of human welfare.

“Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign.”
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John Stuart Mill

Explores liberty, harm, utilitarian ethics, democracy, individuality, and the improvement of human welfare.

Ethics · Political Philosophy · Utilitarianism
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