Liberalism and Socialism
Description
Read the excerpts from Mill's On Liberty and Manes "Chapter I. Bourgeois and Proletarians' and "Chapter II. Proletarians and Communists' from The Communist Manifesto , and then write a paper at
least two double-spaced pages long which answers the following question: 'According to each of these thinkers, what are the most important characteristics of a truly just society? What sorts of
arguments do they use to support their respective positions? How might Marx critique Mill's emphasis upon individual liberty? How might Mill critique Manes focus on social equality?"