CHAPTER III. The Paradox of Political Obligation; Self-Government 53-78

THE PARADOX OF POLITICAL OBLIGATION; SELF-GOVERNMENT 53-78

1. The conception of self-government 53

2. Law and Liberty in Bentham 56

3. Examination of Mill’s “Liberty” 60 (i) Mill’s idea of Individuality 60 (ii) His view of the authority of Society over the Individual 61 (iii) His applications of his principle 66

4. Views of Herbert Spencer 69 (i) Spencer and Bentham on Natural Right 70 (ii) Liberty and restraint in Spencer and Huxley 71

5. Mill’s criticism of Self-Government 73