Essays about: "john mill"

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  1. 1. Jez Butterworth'z Jerusalem and the Spirit of Liberty

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Robin Pelgrom; [2023]
    Keywords : Jez; Butterworth; Mill; Blake; Byron; Cultural materialism; materialism; intertext; defiance; liberty; action; Arendt; play; criticism; theory; interpretation; mythical; historical; critique;

    Abstract : This essay is an attempt to conduct a reading of Jerusalem by Jez Butterworth through the lens of cultural materialism with John Stuart Mill’s On Liberty as intertext. The essay conducts a brief survey of previous scholarly treatment of the play, explains the theoretical background of cultural materialism that the essay operates on, and briefly introduces the intertext. READ MORE

  3. 2. Australia’s Covid-19 approach and its compatibility with John Stuart Mill’s Harm Principle

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

    Author : Rachel Dahlqvist; [2022]
    Keywords : harm principle; J.S Mill; freedom of speech; Covid 19 pandemic; Australia; lockdown; vaccine passport; experiment of living; progressive being; state interference. Paternalism;

    Abstract : My aim with this essay is to investigate if Australia's approach; implementation of lockdown, vaccine passport and restriction of the right of assembly and the impact on public protest is compatible with John Stuart Mill's harm principle. I found a conflict between the individual freedom and harm to others. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Free Speech of Hong Kong's National Security Law : An analysis from the perspective of John Stuart Mill’s four grounds of free speech

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Christoper Gajaweera; [2020]
    Keywords : National Security Law; Hong Kong; China; Free speech; John Stuart Mill;

    Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to analyze and determine if the National Security Law implemented in Hong Kong is in contradiction or in accordances with John Stuart Mill’s four grounds of free speech. What contradictions or accordances can be found between the law and the four grounds of free speech? The theoretical background for this essay consists of information about the relation between Hong Kong and China, the law and its contents, definition of the four grounds of free speech and the protection of free speech in other forms. READ MORE

  5. 4. Racial Stereotyping in the Netherlands: examining the role of public authorities in the societal debate on the character of Zwarte Piet

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Evelien Evenhuis; [2020]
    Keywords : Human Rights; The Netherlands; Black Pete; Zwarte Piet; Sinterklaas; Racial Stereotyping; Negative Stereotyping; Discrimination; Cultural Traditions; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis seeks to develop an understanding of racial stereotyping in the Netherlands, through examining the role of public authorities in the societal debate on the character of Zwarte Piet. It is the portraying of this character that can contribute to negative racial stereotyping. READ MORE

  6. 5. The French politic of the veil in relation to International law : Analyzis of the politic of the veil in France

    University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati

    Author : Akbar Abdul Rasul; [2020]
    Keywords : Islam; veil; niqab; hijab; burka ban; international law;

    Abstract : The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and other international conventions have been ratified by many countries, yet the basic freedoms established therein continue to be taken for granted. In recent years, the Islamic veil has been widely debated as an oppressive garment against Muslim women and a threat to Western secular democracy. READ MORE