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Politics, Ethics and Social Responsibility of Business
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Politics, Ethics and Social Responsibility of Business

by Usha, Bhanu;Krishna, K. V. Murthy
October 2010
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
232 pages
9h 1m
English
Pearson India
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LIBERTY |
Mill was the most notable writer among these philosophers. In his essay On Liberty , Mill advocated for the
liberty of the individual against legislative interference as well as against the pressure of public opinion. Mill
believed that social progress depended upon giving to each individual the fullest opportunity for the free
development of his personality. ‘Over himself, over his body and mind, the individual is sovereign’, says
Mill. Accordingly, society has no right to impose any restraint over the individual because restraint as such
is an evil thing.
The signif cance of ‘freedom of choice’ to the notion of ‘negative liberty’ is highlighted by Milton
Friedman in Capitalism and Freedom (1962). Friedman explained that ‘economic ...
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