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Philosophy

What is the nature and limit of power that iss legitimately exersized over individuals? The question has been debated since the Ancient Greek Philosopher Aristotle. He points out that this kind of question is closely related to politics and ethics and the collective action was the most ethical type of power realization in a society. Since those ancient days, there had been some incredible developments that would arise the same question of power again. Indeed, the rise of new mode of production, namely the capitalist system, in the 19th century had started new debates over power in the new socio-economic structure. There are two great philosophers who investigated the issue of power in the new socio-economic system. They are British Philosopher John Stuart Mill and German Philosopher Karl Marx. Even though they both studied the same question, namely the free development of individuality, their points of view to look at the question are very different from one another. While Mill emphasi...

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