Interpretation Of John Mill's View Of Freedom

John Stuart Mill was a landmark figure in the Western liberal tradition. His ideas carry forward classical liberalism and go beyond it, and this makes him a very important thinker in the transition from classical liberalism to the new liberalism. Reading Mill's writings will help the young people understand the true meaning of rights and liberty, as well as the true value and true meaning of life. Mill's view of liberty will also help us correctly understand and realize true meaning of freedom of press and publication.Mill believed that freedom of thought and discussion would facilitate the intellectual and overall development of society. However, while he emphasized freedom of press and publication, he was not pursuing unlimited, absolute liberty. He realized that the preservation and development of a society needed fundamental belief, norm, and principles. Thus the implication is that a thorough and overall exploration, understanding and introduction of Mill's ideas, from the Marxist standpoint, will help the young generation understand correctly the dialectical relation between advocating the diversity of opinions and adhering Marxism as our main-stream ideology and that will be very valuable and significant for our nation.In this paper, Mill's writings on the liberal point of view, based on review of Mill liberalism theory of the social background and origin, explains the concept of liberalism Mill main content, analysis of the history of Mill limitations of liberal thought From individual freedom and social control, and the dialectical relationship between thought and freedom of speech, etc., pointed out the diversity of today's society to lead unified thought and freedom of the press and publishing aspects of the Enlightenment.