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Fri 11 Aug, 2017 01:30 am
What is Mill saying when he wries,"The subject of this essay is not the so-called Liberty of the will, so unfortunately opposed to the misnamed doctrine of Philosophical necessity; but Vivil, or social Liberty ...
@Brook993,
Brook993 wrote:
What is Mill saying when he wries,"The subject of this essay is not the so-called Liberty of the will, so unfortunately opposed to the misnamed doctrine of Philosophical necessity; but Vivil, or social Liberty ...
Vivil? That should be "civil," right?
He's not saying much really. Just making it clear that he's not talking about "free will," but rather a free society.
@Brook993,
If you look up and read The Doctrine of Philosophical Necessity by Joseph Priestley, it may become clearer.
You can look for it, either at the library or, online.