Millian Liberalism and Extreme Pornography

A Millian Case for Censoring Vaccine Misinformation

“…Miller 2021 ) has recently defended the continuity of Mill’s argument. Whatever the answer to this exegetical conundrum, Mill remains influential in discussions of free expression, including Holocaust denial (McKinnon 2007 ; Schauer 2012 ), hate speech (Brink 2001 ; Brown 2008 ), and pornography (Vernon 1996 ; Cowen 2016 ).…”

“…Of particular relevance here is Mill's chapter two, "Of the liberty of thought and discussion," which itself "has become an indispensable part of Western intellectual tradition" (Peonidis 2002, 606). The connection between this discussion and the rest of the work is controversial; a number of interpreters have argued that this chapter is something of a digression, since Mill's arguments for free speech seem to be independent of his harm principle (Day 2000;Riley 2005) (Brink 2001;Brown 2008), and pornography (Vernon 1996;Cowen 2016).…”

Erotic Use of Social Media Pornography in Gratifying Romantic Relationship Desires

“…While pornography continues to play a pivotal role in entertainment, new controversies are emerging on the phenomenon (Weinberg, Williams, Kleiner, & Irizarry, 2010). Cowen (2016) states that there is no harm for individuals who may be sexually attracted to each other to consume pornography together, as long as there is a mutual agreement. Hald and Malamuth (2008) elucidate that men will be more likely to be exposed to pornographic content at a younger age and consume more pornography than women.…”

Mill’s radical end of laissez-faire: A review essay of the political economy of progress: John Stuart Mill and modern radicalism

“…Persky's own reading is certainly defensible. Mill is not a libertarian (Cowen 2016). Nevertheless, there is a stridently individualist strain to his radicalism inspired especially by Humboldt (1854).…”