J.S. Mill's Political Philosophy of “Capability”: Focused on Considerations on Representative Government

• In Event: Inclusion, Imperialism, and Globalization: Politics Beyond Borders

Brief Overview

This paper shows how Mill's philosophical account of capability helps justify representative government at home while licensing imperial rule abroad, revealing a liberal paradox between individual liberty and colonial exclusion.

Author

• Yongze Jia, Sun Yat-sen University