#Mill February 12

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This February 2025, several of us are participating in the 30-Day Philosophy Coach4aday Challenge. Each day, we choose a quote or concept from a philosopher, past or present, and share it with others. Participating in this activity is actually sharing wisdom with others. My philosopher choice today is JOHN STUART MILL.

John Stuart Mill was the kind of philosopher who could outthink a room but still believed in letting everyone have their say—hence his passionate defense of free speech. Raised on a diet of logic and Greek by a demanding father, he rebelled in the most intellectual way possible: by championing individual liberty and women’s rights. He is closely tied to Utilitarianism along with Jeremy Bentham.

Philosophy 30-Day Challenge Guidelines

Like previous challenges there are no hard and fast rules to participate. There are a few suggested guidelines

1. Identify your choice of philosopher, and, if necessary, offer up a brief bio on that individual.
2. If you need help here is a link to some famous philosophers
3. Provide the quote or concept that is attributed to this philosopher.
4. If sharing with others use the #Coach4adayChallenge

February 12th Philosopher–John Stuart Mill

Once again, I found myself spending 30 plus minutes reading multiple quotes attributed to John Stuart Mill on Goodreads. Hard to just pick one so I did not.

“He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that.”

“One person with a belief is worth 99 people who have only interests“

“I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.”