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Freedom by John Stuart Mill. Icelandic translation by Jón Hnefil Aðalsteinsson and Þorstein Gylfason who also wrote a foreword.
Liberty is John Stuart Mill's best-known work and is considered a classic of political philosophy. The book was considered radical when it was first published in 1859, but the ideas Mill presents in it have become one of the main foundations of political philosophy since his day and the fundamental principles of democratic constitutionalism. However, the work still has a lot to say to readers, as it is primarily an ethical work, and its popularity and distribution to this day testify to how clear and profound Mill's thinking about freedom and the development of the individual is, in addition to the fact that the presentation and style make the work particularly accessible and readable.
The principle of freedom that Mill sets out here is that the individual is only responsible to society for his actions that harm the interests of others, and not for those that concern only himself. Therefore, neither the state nor other people are permitted to restrict the individual's freedom of action except in self-defense. But it is not primarily the state that Mill directs his criticism at, but the tyranny of the majority, the often silent suppression of opinion that seeks to cast everyone into the same mold and thus hinders the development of the individual. It is necessary for society that its members enjoy freedom of thought and speech and are allowed to develop in their diversity so that all opinions have the opportunity to enjoy themselves, because it is only in the debate that it becomes clear whether an opinion is true or not. Furthermore, any opinion we hold is not a sincere and heartfelt conviction that guides our actions until we have dealt with criticism and voices of doubt.
Mill was one of the most important philosophers of the 19th century, the chief apostle of utilitarianism and a campaigner for women's rights. His works on these subjects, Utilitarianism and The Oppression of Women, have been published in the Lærdómsritarøj (The Study Series). Freedom is dedicated to Mill's wife, Harriet Taylor, who was his close collaborator in writing it. (www.hib.is)
Liberty is John Stuart Mill's best-known work and is considered a classic of political philosophy. The book was considered radical when it was first published in 1859, but the ideas Mill presents in it have become one of the main foundations of political philosophy since his day and the fundamental principles of democratic constitutionalism. However, the work still has a lot to say to readers, as it is primarily an ethical work, and its popularity and distribution to this day testify to how clear and profound Mill's thinking about freedom and the development of the individual is, in addition to the fact that the presentation and style make the work particularly accessible and readable.
The principle of freedom that Mill sets out here is that the individual is only responsible to society for his actions that harm the interests of others, and not for those that concern only himself. Therefore, neither the state nor other people are permitted to restrict the individual's freedom of action except in self-defense. But it is not primarily the state that Mill directs his criticism at, but the tyranny of the majority, the often silent suppression of opinion that seeks to cast everyone into the same mold and thus hinders the development of the individual. It is necessary for society that its members enjoy freedom of thought and speech and are allowed to develop in their diversity so that all opinions have the opportunity to enjoy themselves, because it is only in the debate that it becomes clear whether an opinion is true or not. Furthermore, any opinion we hold is not a sincere and heartfelt conviction that guides our actions until we have dealt with criticism and voices of doubt.
Mill was one of the most important philosophers of the 19th century, the chief apostle of utilitarianism and a campaigner for women's rights. His works on these subjects, Utilitarianism and The Oppression of Women, have been published in the Lærdómsritarøj (The Study Series). Freedom is dedicated to Mill's wife, Harriet Taylor, who was his close collaborator in writing it. (www.hib.is)