Philosophy 366 Political Philosophy Darwall Winter 2002

MILL I

I. Mill’s Historical Context (1806-1873)

II. The Tyranny of the Majority

III. The Question: When May Liberty Be Restricted—By Law? By “Moral Coercion”?

IV. The Answer: (First Formulation) the “Harm Principle” (13-14)

V. The Basis for the Harm Principle

VI. Freedom of Speech and Thought