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Karl Marx and John Stewart were among the most influential theorists of the 19
th
century.
Via their books "On liberty" by Mill and "The Communist Manifesto" by Marx, both theorists
still impact individuals on their thoughts concerning freedom. This essay evaluates the
similarities and differences of the definition of freedom by Mill and Marx as articulated in their
books.
Marx considers freedom as the growth of human aptitude via noncontributory labor as a
conclusion in itself (Marx & Engels, 2008). In entrepreneurship, labor is expressed as a saleable
commodity. Instrumental labor is that which is minimized to worthless chores to make the most
of efficiency but cutting off the innovative experience. On the other hand, labor that is non-
instrumental exemplifies the creativity of an individual. By deliberately willing to labor that is
non-instrumental as an edge, people can gain freedom from capitalism alienation that rejects it of
the essence of humans exploiting self-development. On the contrary, freedom, for Mill, is the
nonexistence of coercion, which occurs in two ways, including social coercion and legal
coercion (Mill, n.d.). Via a representative republic, the political majority has the lawful
capability to enforce its will upon the lesser group. More prominently, the majority can execute
conformism by ordering customs. Freedom involves living in the nonexistence of coercion, a
situation which results in Mill condemning restrictions via freedoms of association, social
coercion, action, and freedom of expression. For example, with the absence of freedom of
expression, one cannot learn the opinions behind one's outlook since debate with a differing
perspective would be disallowed. With the lack of the freedom of association and action,
exploration or progress would be absent in the range of tolerable lifestyles. Hence, Freedom to
Mill is the nonexistence of coercion that makes way for social growth.

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1 Mill and Marx’s View on Freedom Student name Institution Affiliation Professor Course Date 2 Karl Marx and John Stewart were among the most influential theorists of the 19th century. Via their books "On liberty" by Mill and "The Communist Manifesto" by Marx, both theorists still impact individuals on their thoughts concerning freedom. This essay evaluates the similarities and differences of the definition of freedom by Mill and Marx as articulated in their books. Marx considers freedom as the growth of human aptitude via noncontributory labor as a conclusion in itself (Marx & Engels, 2008). In entrepreneurship, labor is expressed as a saleable commodity. Instrumental labor is that which is minimized to worthless chores to make the most of efficiency but cutting off the innovative experience. On the other hand, labor that is noninstrumental exemplifies the creativity of an individual. By deliberately willing to labor that is non-instrumental as an edge, people can gain freedom from capitalism alienation that rejects it of the essence of humans exploiting self-development. On the contrary, freedom, for Mill, is the nonexistence of coercion, which occurs in two ways, including ...
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