Term Paper (Liberty of Thought and Discussion)

Type of document Essay Number of pages/words 3 Pages Subject area Philosophy Academic Level Undergraduate

Style APA Number of sources/references 1

Using the prompt below, write an essay (approximately 1000 words). Read the grading rubric BEFORE writing so that you are sure to address all four elements of the grading rubric. Your essay MUST be submitted in one of the following formats (.doc, .docx, .rtf, .pdf). Failure to do so will count as a NON-SUBMISSION. This also means that you cannot type the essay directly into ecampus. YOU MUST SAVE YOUR ESSAY IN ONE OF THOSE FORMATS AND ATTACH IT TO THE LINK ABOVE (Where the word “Essay” is underlined above.) If you do not know what this means or how to save your work as one of those files, see me or email me immediately. Not knowing how will not be an excuse to allow late work. The essay will go through software that will test for plagiarism. Be sure that when you write your essay you do not use material from other sources without citing them. Doing so is cheating and grounds for a 0.

Write your essay as if you are writing to a friend who missed class on the day this was discussed. There is no bibliography required. You may write in first person or even write the essay as if it were a letter to your “friend” from class.

PROMPT:

According to John Stuart Mill, “If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one opinion than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.” (In the article “Liberty of Thought and Discussion” that is in MindTap and ecampus) Explain and evaluate Mill’s argument for this claim.