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050 4 _aJC
100 1 _aMill, John Stuart,
_d1806-1873
240 1 0 _aOf the liberty of thought and discussion. Swedish
245 1 0 _aOm Tanke- och Yttrandefrihet
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2016
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2016-08-08
508 _aProduced by Richard Tonsing, Jens Sadowski, Tor Martin Kristiansen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Om Tanke- och Yttrandefrihet" by John Stuart Mill is a philosophical treatise written in the late 19th century. It is actually an excerpt from the second chapter of Mill's larger work "On Liberty," focusing specifically on the topics of freedom of thought and expression. The text delves into the philosophical underpinnings of why freedom of speech is essential for individual and societal development, arguing against the suppression of dissenting opinions. The opening of the text lays the groundwork for a robust discussion on the importance of free expression in a healthy society. Mill begins by asserting that governmental or societal efforts to suppress opinions, regardless of whether they align with the majority, are inherently unjust. He emphasizes that no individual or collective can claim infallibility in their beliefs; thus, all perspectives should be open to debate and scrutiny. The text suggests that understanding a truth requires engagement with opposing viewpoints, and silencing dissenters denies everyone the opportunity to refine their understanding of truth, thereby impoverishing society as a whole. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFreedom of speech
700 1 _aÖhrvall, Hjalmar,
_d1851-1929
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52758
999 _c93592
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