自由是进步的唯一源泉——读密尔《论自由》的联想

Liberty is the Only Sources of Cultural Progress——Reflections on Mill’s On Liberty

密尔在《论自由》中论证了个人的自由权和社会及政府施于个人的权威的界限问题,提倡思想自由和个性解放,认为自由是社会进步的唯一源泉。马克思在逆境中追求真理的经历,和中华民族几千年来的兴衰历史及百多年来的强国之梦,可以作为密尔《论自由》一书的最好注脚。

In On Liberty,John Mill argues for the boundary between the individual's liberty and the power vested by the society and government.He advocates the liberty of thinking and individual liberation,and emphasizes that liberty is the only sources of social progress.The experience of Marx's pursuit for the truth and the history of China can be regarded as the best footnotes of Mill's work.