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JS Mill
John Stuart Mill on Democracy Midterm Review POLS 2300 UofU
Question | Answer |
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Benevolent Dictatorships | have better laws with technocrats, but they make assumptions about government that are implausible. It assums gov't is omniscient, good, and uncorrupted. Even if you could get these things , the price orf a non-Republic is still too high |
Why are non-republics bad according to Mill? | Demos have no choice/will because they have no power to affect their own destinies, this deteriorates the faculties of a country's citizens. |
Utility | We ought make the most individuals happy as possible, Mill argues that a Republic is the best way to do so |
What are the benefits of government interaction? | Freedom, Discipline, Education, Moral Construction |
Human Nature | Can be - not inevitibly - progressive in an atmosphere of freedom |