Intellectual Freedom, Individuality, and Collective Deception. Mill, Tocqueville, Kierkegaard, and the Earliest Cancel Culture
In On Liberty, John Stuart Mill offers a series of arguments in defense of intellectual freedom that are still invoked today. This article shows how these arguments arise from a diagnosis of the spirit of the age that can be fruitfully expanded upon with the analogous critiques of the present offere...
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| dc.source.none.fl_str_mv | Humanidades: revista de la Universidad de Montevideo; No. 19 (2026): The breaking point. 180 years on from the turning point in Søren Kierkegaard's work; e1910 Humanidades: revista de la Universidad de Montevideo; Núm. 19 (2026): El punto de quiebre. A 180 años del giro en la obra de Søren Kierkegaard; e1910 Humanidades: revista de la Universidad de Montevideo; n. 19 (2026): O ponto de rutura. 180 anos depois do ponto de viragem na obra de Søren Kierkegaard; e1910 2301-1629 1510-5024 10.25185/v.19 reponame:REDUM instname:Universidad de Montevideo instacron:Universidad de Montevideo |
| dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv | Libertad intelectual Crítica cultural Individualidad John Stuart Mill Alexis de Tocqueville Søren Kierkegaard Intellectual freedom Cultural criticism Individuality John Stuart Mill Alexis de Tocqueville Søren Kierkegaard Liberdade intelectual Crítica cultural Individualidade John Stuart Mill Alexis de Tocqueville Søren Kierkegaard |
| dc.title.none.fl_str_mv | Intellectual Freedom, Individuality, and Collective Deception. Mill, Tocqueville, Kierkegaard, and the Earliest Cancel Culture Libertad intelectual, individualidad e ilusión colectiva. Mill, Tocqueville y Kierkegaard ante la primera cultura de la cancelación Liberdade intelectual, individualidade e ilusão coletiva. Mill, Tocqueville e Kierkegaard diante da primeira cultura do cancelamento |
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| description | In On Liberty, John Stuart Mill offers a series of arguments in defense of intellectual freedom that are still invoked today. This article shows how these arguments arise from a diagnosis of the spirit of the age that can be fruitfully expanded upon with the analogous critiques of the present offered by Tocqueville and Kierkegaard, while also highlighting differences in the type of individuality that each of these intellectual projects place at the center. Finally, we consider Kierkegaard's attention to the problem of collective illusions and the need for this point to be integrated into our discussion of freedom of discussion. |
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| spelling | Intellectual Freedom, Individuality, and Collective Deception. Mill, Tocqueville, Kierkegaard, and the Earliest Cancel CultureLibertad intelectual, individualidad e ilusión colectiva. Mill, Tocqueville y Kierkegaard ante la primera cultura de la cancelaciónLiberdade intelectual, individualidade e ilusão coletiva. Mill, Tocqueville e Kierkegaard diante da primeira cultura do cancelamentoSvensson, ManfredLibertad intelectualCrítica culturalIndividualidadJohn Stuart MillAlexis de TocquevilleSøren KierkegaardIntellectual freedomCultural criticismIndividualityJohn Stuart MillAlexis de TocquevilleSøren KierkegaardLiberdade intelectualCrítica culturalIndividualidadeJohn Stuart MillAlexis de TocquevilleSøren KierkegaardIn On Liberty, John Stuart Mill offers a series of arguments in defense of intellectual freedom that are still invoked today. This article shows how these arguments arise from a diagnosis of the spirit of the age that can be fruitfully expanded upon with the analogous critiques of the present offered by Tocqueville and Kierkegaard, while also highlighting differences in the type of individuality that each of these intellectual projects place at the center. Finally, we consider Kierkegaard's attention to the problem of collective illusions and the need for this point to be integrated into our discussion of freedom of discussion.En Sobre la libertad John Stuart Mill ofrece una serie de argumentos en defensa de la libertad intelectual que hoy siguen siendo invocados. El presente artículo muestra cómo esos argumentos nacen de un diagnóstico de época que puede ser fructíferamente ampliado con la crítica del presente que ofrecen también Tocqueville y Kierkegaard, subrayando además las diferencias en el tipo de individualidad que cada proyecto de libertad intelectual busca poner en el centro. Finalmente, consideramos la atención que Kierkegaard presta al problema de las ilusiones colectivas, y la necesidad de que ese punto sea integrado en nuestra discusión de la libertad de discusión.Em Sobre a Liberdade, John Stuart Mill apresenta uma série de argumentos em defesa da liberdade intelectual que ainda hoje são invocados. O presente artigo mostra como esses argumentos nascem de um diagnóstico da época que pode ser amplamente ampliado com a crítica do presente que também Tocqueville e Kierkegaard oferecem, ressaltando ainda as diferenças no tipo de individualidade que cada projeto de liberdade intelectual busca colocar em foco. Por fim, consideramos a atenção que Kierkegaard dedica ao problema das ilusões coletivas e a necessidade de que esse ponto seja integrado à nossa discussão sobre a liberdade de discussão.Universidad de Montevideo. Facultad de Humanidades y Educación2026-04-152026-04-24T15:50:53Z2026-04-24T15:50:53Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionPeer reviewed article.Artículo evaluado por pares.Artigo revisto pelos pares.publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdftext/htmlhttp://revistas.um.edu.uy/index.php/revistahumanidades/article/view/190510.25185/19.10https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12806/2811Humanidades: revista de la Universidad de Montevideo; No. 19 (2026): The breaking point. 180 years on from the turning point in Søren Kierkegaard's work; e1910Humanidades: revista de la Universidad de Montevideo; Núm. 19 (2026): El punto de quiebre. A 180 años del giro en la obra de Søren Kierkegaard; e1910Humanidades: revista de la Universidad de Montevideo; n. 19 (2026): O ponto de rutura. 180 anos depois do ponto de viragem na obra de Søren Kierkegaard; e19102301-16291510-502410.25185/v.19reponame:REDUMinstname:Universidad de Montevideoinstacron:Universidad de Montevideospahttp://revistas.um.edu.uy/index.php/revistahumanidades/article/view/1905/2113http://revistas.um.edu.uy/index.php/revistahumanidades/article/view/1905/2114https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAtribución 4.0 Internacionaloai:redum.um.edu.uy:20.500.12806/28112026-06-16T07:03:43Z |
| spellingShingle | Intellectual Freedom, Individuality, and Collective Deception. Mill, Tocqueville, Kierkegaard, and the Earliest Cancel Culture Svensson, Manfred Libertad intelectual Crítica cultural Individualidad John Stuart Mill Alexis de Tocqueville Søren Kierkegaard Intellectual freedom Cultural criticism Individuality John Stuart Mill Alexis de Tocqueville Søren Kierkegaard Liberdade intelectual Crítica cultural Individualidade John Stuart Mill Alexis de Tocqueville Søren Kierkegaard |
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| title | Intellectual Freedom, Individuality, and Collective Deception. Mill, Tocqueville, Kierkegaard, and the Earliest Cancel Culture |
| title_full | Intellectual Freedom, Individuality, and Collective Deception. Mill, Tocqueville, Kierkegaard, and the Earliest Cancel Culture |
| title_fullStr | Intellectual Freedom, Individuality, and Collective Deception. Mill, Tocqueville, Kierkegaard, and the Earliest Cancel Culture |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intellectual Freedom, Individuality, and Collective Deception. Mill, Tocqueville, Kierkegaard, and the Earliest Cancel Culture |
| title_short | Intellectual Freedom, Individuality, and Collective Deception. Mill, Tocqueville, Kierkegaard, and the Earliest Cancel Culture |
| title_sort | Intellectual Freedom, Individuality, and Collective Deception. Mill, Tocqueville, Kierkegaard, and the Earliest Cancel Culture |
| topic | Libertad intelectual Crítica cultural Individualidad John Stuart Mill Alexis de Tocqueville Søren Kierkegaard Intellectual freedom Cultural criticism Individuality John Stuart Mill Alexis de Tocqueville Søren Kierkegaard Liberdade intelectual Crítica cultural Individualidade John Stuart Mill Alexis de Tocqueville Søren Kierkegaard |
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