There is something almost comedic about the fact that one of the most influential thinkers in modern ethics had a nervous breakdown at twenty. John Stuart Mill, the man who would go on to write the definitive text on liberty and reshape how we think about happiness, fell apart before he was old enough to […]
There is a particular kind of courage that most people claim to have but almost nobody actually demonstrates. It is the courage to defend speech you find revolting. Not speech you agree with. Not speech that makes you feel warm and enlightened. The other kind. The kind that makes your stomach turn. John Stuart Mill
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ou’re scrolling through your feed, nodding along to every post. Everyone agrees with you. It feels good, doesn’t it? Like sitting in a warm bath of validation. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: that warm bath is boiling your brain. John Stuart Mill, the 19th century philosopher who wrote On Liberty, had something radical to say
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