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Western Political Thought

FINAL EXAM

1 . Explain whether J . S . Mill 's call for eccentricity in On Liberty and Alexis de Tocqueville ' advocacy for self-interest properly understood ' in Democracy in America , Vol . 2 , embrace , modify , or reject J . J . Rousseau 's negationist ' conception of freedom - I have never believed that man 's freedom consisted in doing what he wants , but rather in never doing what he does not want to do ' - as expressed in Walk 6 of Reveries of the Solitary Walker ? Whether your position is that either Tocqueville or Mill rejects , embraces , and

/or modifies negationism explain how this outlook fits into their respective theories on the main problems confronting liberal-democratic societies ? And finally elaborate on the following question : individuals of Nietzsche 's master or slave moralities are more apt to adopt a negationist ' approach to life in a democratic setting

John Stuart Mill , Alexis de Tocqueville and Jean Jacques Rousseau have all contributed to the philosophy of liberty , freedom and democracy . In my analysis , freedom being a significant element in democracy has been interpreted in distinct terms by each of them by providing different tones to self-interest ' and individual liberties thus creating seemingly unique understanding however embracing the same ideas that work in liberal democratic societies . Put it simply , they might have used diverse techniques yet with common goals toward democracy

In contrast however , Mill 's call for eccentricity as expressed in his On Liberty ' and Tocqueville 's notion of self-interest properly understood in his Democracy in America ' reflect two...

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