Author : Maria H. Morales
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780847681815
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (818 download)
Book Synopsis Perfect Equality by : Maria H. Morales
Download or read book Perfect Equality written by Maria H. Morales and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1996 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This original and compelling book argues that previous studies of John Stuart Mill's work have neglected his egalitarianism and thus seriously misunderstood his views. Morales demonstrates that Mill was fundamentally concerned with how the exercise of unjust or arbitrary power by some individuals over others sabotages the possibility of human well-being and social improvement. Mill therefore believed that 'perfect equality'--more than liberty--was the foundation of democracy and that democracy was a moral ideal for the organization of human life in all of its dimensions. By reinterpreting Mill, Morales also challenges twentieth-century views of liberalism, and addresses its contemporary communitarian and feminist critics.