Choose one topic from below and write an essay for no more than 3 pages.
- What would Mill think of Star Trek's Prime Directive? Is he right?
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- 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?
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- Mill provides a consequentialist defense of free expression rather than a rights-based defense. Does Mill's argument work?
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