...justification of liberty rests: "It is proper to state that I forego any advantage which could be derived to my argument from the idea of abstract right, as a thing independent of utility". 127 However, it does seem that it is not quite this direct position that Mill really took to defend...

...itself is utilitarian: 'It is proper to state that I forego any advantage which could be derived to my argument from the idea of abstract right, as a thing...on the permanent interests of man as a progressive being.'7 The argument to the Harm Principle (from Mill's general ethical theory) is therefore utilitarian,...

...be read in the light of the essay On Liberty. "I forego any advantage which could be derived to my argument from the idea of abstract right, as a thing...on the permanent interests of man as a progressive being."21 The relationship of the individual to society has to be understood within this broader framework....

...content with some variant of Mill's ([1859] 1999, chap, 1, p. 53) claim as a fundamental assumption: "I regard utility as the ultimate appeal on all ethical...permanent interests of man as a progressive being." But we can reach rational choice political philosophy without assuming or imposing this utilitarian...

...their appeal to utility. It is proper to state that I forego any advantage which could be desired to my argument from the idea of abstract right, as a thing...utility as the ultimate appeal on all ethical questions. (Mill, 1962b, p. 134) Many utilitarians, however, including Mill, try to reformulate utilitarianism...

...defends in On Liberty is even consistent with Mill's utilitarian theory. What do you think Mill means by "utility in the largest sense, grounded on the permanent interests of man as a progressive being"? 4 "The only freedom which deserves the name, is that of pursuing our own good in our own way...." Is...

...scornfully reject its authority" (Mill 1861, p. 392).6 But Mill also notes that his proposal is for a utility "in the largest sense, grounded on the permanent interests of man as a progressive being" (Mill 1 859, p. 14), suggesting that the principle of utility is itself an axiological principle, a...

...declares in the same paragraph of his essay that he will "forgo any advantage which could be derived to my argument from the idea of abstract right as a thing independent of utility." And yet, as is well known, Mill uses notions of rights prominently, both in chapter 5 of Utilitarianism...

...chapter of the book, "It is proper to state that I forego any advantage which could be derived to my argument from the idea of abstract right as a thing independent of utility." But, being Mill, he adds something, out of a sense that the light he wishes to bring to old and dark...

...advantage which could be derived to my argument from the idea of abstract right, as a thing dependent on utility. I regard utility as the ultimate appeal on...on the permanent interests of man as a progressive being.46 Mill follows liberal tradition in concerning himself with negative liberty, liberty understood...