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The Philosophical Journey, 2/e
William Lawhead, The University of Mississippi

The Search for the Just Society
The Individual and the State

Topical links

John Stuart Mill

John Stuart Mill
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/m/milljs.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
John Stuart Mill
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/mill/)

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
John Stuart Mill: Life and Works
(http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/mill.htm)

Discussion of life and thought by Garth Kemerling
John Stuart Mill
(http://www.liv.ac.uk/Philosophy/mill.PDF)

Overview chart on Mill's Harm Principle, notion of the tyranny of the majority, etc. from Philosophy @ <large> at the University of Liverpool
Lectures 15 & 16: Liberty and the Harm Principle
(http://www.utexas.edu/courses/phl347/lectures/lec15.html)

Overview of  Mill's principle by Robert C. Koons (University of Texas at Austin)
Liberalism: Criminal and Civil Responsibility
(http://www.arts.ubc.ca/philos/russellj/201lec02.htm)

Lecture notes, including discussion of Mill's Harm Principle, by J. S. Russell (University of British Columbia)
John Stuart Mill's "On Liberty"
(http://faculty.washington.edu/himma/bls308/lect4.htm)

Lecture notes by Ken Himma (University of Washington)
John Stuart Mill
(http://www.nd.edu/~afreddos/courses/intro/mill.htm)

Outline lecture notes on Mill's political philosophy by Alfred J. Freddoso (University of Notre Dame)
Mill links
(http://www.epistemelinks.com/Main/Philosophers.aspx?PhilCode=Mill)

EpistemeLink link collection

For more information on Mill's utilitarian ethics see the links for Chapter 5.3.
Karl Marx

Karl Marx: Life and Works
(http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/marx.htm)

Discussion of life and thought by Garth Kemerling
Marx, Karl
(http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761555305)

Encarta article
Lecture 24: The Age of Ideologies (2): Reflections on Karl Marx
(http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/lecture24a.html)

Lecture by Steven Kreis (The History Guide)
Marx and Engels
(http://www.stier.net/teaching/ih52/notes/marx/marx.htm)

Lecture notes by Mark Stier (Temple University)
Marxists.org
(http://www.marxists.org/)

Large site with articles about various topics in Marxism, links to primary sources, etc.
Marxism
(http://users.ox.ac.uk/~magd1368/marxism/lectures/lecture_TT01.htm)

Lecture commenting on Marx's Capital and comparing Locke, Mill, and Marx by Christopher Brooke (Oxford University)
In Defence of Marxism
(http://www.marxist.com/)

Extensive web site with information about Marxist philosophy and its application to contemporary issues
Karl Marx
(http://www.ed.ac.uk/sociol/TeachingandLearning/Undergraduate/Sociology2/Unit1/DM_4.pdf)

Set of extended quotations by Marx on central themes; collected by Sean Creaven (University of Edinburg)
Marx/Engels Internet Archive
(http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/)

Searchable database of works by Marx and Engels
Marx links
(http://www.epistemelinks.com/Main/Philosophers.aspx?PhilCode=Marx)

EpistemeLink link collection
Individualism

Collectivism
(http://www.capitalism.org/faq/collectivism.htm)

Brief contrast between collectivism and individualism from Capitalism.org
What is Individualism?
(http://www.vix.com/pub/objectivism/Writing/RaymieStata/WhatIsIndividualism.html)

Speech by Raymie Stata (MIT) supporting individualism over collectivism
Individualism
(http://www.insmkt.com/indiv.htm)

Excerpts from book by Roberto Diego in defense of individualism over collectivism
Individualism
(http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07761a.htm)

Catholic Encyclopedia article
The Right to Private Property
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/p/property.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Classical Liberalism, Libertarianism, and Individualism
(http://radicalacademy.com/philclassliberalism.htm)

Essay by Dr. Jonathan Dolhenty (The Radical Academy)
Individualism and the Common Good
(http://radicalacademy.com/commongood.htm)

Essay by Dr. Jonathan Dolhenty (The Radical Academy)

For more information on individualism vs. collectivism see the links on Ayn Rand in Chapter 5.2.
Capitalism

Capitalism.org
(http://www.capitalism.org/)

Web site devoted to explaining nature of capitalism, providing numerous links about it, etc.
Philosophy of Capitalism
(http://www.moraldefense.com/Philosophy/)

Articles on the moral defense of capitalism, FAQs etc. from The Center for the Advancement of Capitalism
Capitalism: Frequently Asked Questions
(http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~shadab/)

Responses by Houman Shadab (UC Berkeley)
Laissez-faire
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/l.htm#lais)

Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling
Capitalism Magazine
(http://www.capitalismmagazine.com/)

Online magazine with numerous articles supporting a capitalist perspective
Why do Intellectuals Oppose Capitalism?
(http://www.cato.org/pubs/policy_report/cpr-20n1-1.html)

Article by Robert Nozick from the CATO Online Policy Report, Jan./Feb. 1998
Capitalism: A New Model Known as Democratic Capitalism
(http://userpages.pcii.net/udarrell/capitalismnewmodel.html)

Essay by Darryl Udelhoven in favor of reforming the current capitalist system so as to reduce the concentration of power in large corporations
Classical liberalism and contemporary libertarianism

Democracy
(http://www.stier.net/teaching/democracy/DEM.HTM)

Collection of course-related materials for class given by Mark Stier, including numerous lectures relating to liberalism (Temple University)
What is Libertarianism?
(http://www.libertarian.org/)

Introductory remarks, history of roots in classical liberalism, applications to specific issues, etc. from Libertarian.org
CATO Institute
(http://www.cato.org/)

Home Page of nonprofit research institute focusing on issues of "limited government, individual liberty, free markets and peace"
Free-Market.net: The Freedom Network
(http://www.free-market.net/)

Online news source focusing on issues relating to individual liberty
Advocates for Self-Government
(http://www.self-gov.org/)

Site devoted to the protection of civil liberties
Collectivism and the individual in a socialist context

Collectivism
(http://www.capitalism.org/faq/collectivism.htm)

Brief contrast between collectivism and individualism from Capitalism.org
Collectivism
(http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04106a.htm)

Catholic Encyclopedia article
Society and the Individual under Socialism
(http://home.vicnet.net.au/~dmcm/Articles/Society.htm)

Essay by David McMullen (The Socialism Web Site)
Individualism and Socialism
(http://spartan.ac.brocku.ca/~lward/fite/Fite_1911_04c.html)

Excerpt from Warner Fite's Individualism: Four Lectures on the Significance of Consciousness for Social Relations, 1911
Collectivism is a Bad Social Policy
(http://home.earthlink.net/~conserve/collct2.htm)

Editorial by attorney Peter W. Hauer (The Common Sense Collection)
Interventionism
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/i/interven.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article

For more information on individualism vs. collectivism see the links on Ayn Rand in Chapter 5.2.
Socialism

Socialism
(http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761577990)

Encarta article
Socialism
(http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14062a.htm)

Catholic Encyclopedia article
Visions of Socialism
(http://www.ssc.upenn.edu/~szyrmer/e95f/e95f.notes.socialism.html)

Overview of different sorts of socialism by Janusz M. Szyrmer (University of Pennsylvania)
The Socialism Web Site
(http://home.vicnet.net.au/~dmcm/)

Site devoted to explaining and supporting socialism
Socialism Today
(http://www.socialismtoday.org/)

Online magazine for the Socialist Party
The Director's Lectures: Politics after Socialism
(http://www.lse.ac.uk/Giddens/lectures.htm#Bookmark98-99lectures)

Series of lectures on socialism and the world today given in 1998-1999 at the London School of Economics and Political Science
Market socialism
(http://william-king.www.drexel.edu/top/prin/txt/comsysf/cs9.html)

Account of some economic difficulties with this by Roger A. McCain (Drexel University)