Mill, the Tyranny of the Majority and the Harm Principle
Friday, July 1st, 2011Some semi-random thoughts on John Stuart Mill Tyranny There is both “tyranny of the majority” (either through legal democracies imposing restriction upon individuals who do not wish to conform, or through social pressures and opinions) and a tyranny of the minority (either legally through a constitutional republic or an accumulation of wealth, power, influence, etc.) [...]