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"Comparison of Rousseau's view of liberty with that of Mill's".
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"Comparison of Rousseau's view of liberty with that of Mill's" In his book The Social Contract, Rousseau thinks that what makes man free is the change from a state of nature to the civil society. However, in Mill's On Liberty, he thinks society is in fact threatening the individual, rather than providing freedom for it and it should be limited in order to protect the individual freedom. As can be seen from these two opposing views, Mill's and Rousseau's view of liberty differ from each other. This paper will explain these differences between their views of liberty. Their views about the role of the individual will make the first comparison. Here is what Rousseau says about the role of the individual: "Each of us puts his person and all his power in common under the supreme direction of the general will; and in a body we receive each member as...
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