Reach On Mill's Liberalism

Freedom is an eternal topic in the human society,which is humanity's universal pursuit.However,in the exploration of human freedom,as the main representative of liberalism of 19th century,J·S·Mill based his theory upon the fact that capitalism was translating itself from classicality to modern era.On the one hand,his theory inherited the basic standpoint of classical liberalism,regarding the protection and realization of personal liberty as the core of liberalism.On the other hand,it cast off the shackles of political liberty and reconstructed the principles of liberalism from a wider angle of social liberty,which was based on the division of personal right and social power.This presented a wider field of view for the study of liberalism.At the same time,Mill also both inherited and revised Bentham's utilitarianism,inosculated the principle of liberalism with the principle of utilitarianism.He no longer took liberty as natural right, but explores the realization of liberty on the basis of utilitarianism and raised the theory of limited government intervention.It gave the ideal of liberty a realistic foundation.All these theoretical innovations made Mill's liberalistic political thoughts as a bridge which connected classical liberalism and neo-liberalism together.At the same time,they also made liberalism have a grumous character of eclecticism.As one of the turning point in the development of liberalism,Mill's thought on liberty would be very valuable for us to grasp the origination and evolution of liberalism.The first chapter introduces the research current situation that Mill's liberalism.The second chapter introduces the purposes,significances,methods and possible innovation of the text.The third chapter introduces the theory foundation of Mill liberalism view,through the introduction of classical liberalism,which is divided into the liberalism based on "natural order" and the liberalism on the premise of the "happiest".The fourth chapter discusses the main thought that Mill liberalism observes mainly. It is in the progress respectively from three sides,from the definition of liberalism,the mode of liberalism and the way home.The fifth chapter focuses on the demonstration for Mill's liberalism.Mill's liberalism is closely related to his utilitarianism.This chapter demonstrates the relation between utility and liberty.The sixth chapter discusses the evaluation.The seventh chapter is about the reflections on Mill liberalism view.The eighth chapter is summing up the text.