What Mill think of Star Trek's Prime Directive? Is he right

Choose one topic from below and write an essay for no more than 3 pages.

  1. What would Mill think of Star Trek's Prime Directive? Is he right?

OR

  1. Is Mill's position in The Subjection of Women compatible with his position in On Liberty? Or does he rely in the former book upon a different conception of "harm" than in On Liberty?

OR

  1. Mill provides a consequentialist defense of free expression rather than a rights-based defense. Does Mill's argument work?

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