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J.S. Mill's "On Liberty".

Date Submitted: 10/17/2004 09:48:57
Length: 5 pages (1486 words)
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Opinion, Imagine a world where one wakes up to an unquestioning society, where books are burned and opinion suppressed. Such a society is described in Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. Ray Bradbury talks about a hypothetical society where freedom of speech is a myth and the minorities who disagree are killed. J.S. Mill however, disagrees with societies such as Ray Bradbury's in his book On Liberty, Of The Liberty Of Thought And Discussion. If J.S. …

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…the only way to obtain the best truth is through freedom of speech. Fahrenheit 451's society isn't interested in the truth, only pleasure without thought of consequence. The relationship between J.S. Mill and Fahrenheit 451's society is obvious and similar to that of the minority and majority. Based on J.S. Mill's philosophy it would be justified to say he would disagree with the society made by Ray Bradbury, but then again who's infallible?

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