Western rejections of paternalism as a practice of communication are informed by the analysis of John Stuart Mill in his classic work On Liberty. Mill asserted that the individual is best equipped to make moral judgments, over and above other systems of morality or traditions. The capacity to judge without paternalistic interference from the State is negative liberty. Mill advocated for a process grounded in robust communicative engagement as a method of self-cultivation. This requires active learning. Mill’s analysis informs contemporary communication ethics with an emphasis on liberty as a virtue above faith in individuality, marking an influential contribution to the modern understanding of identity construction grounded in an originative “I” that must be protected. Libertarian and neoliberal accounts of ethics stand in Mill’s shadow, extending his individualistic account of judgment.

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约翰·斯图尔特·米尔《论自由》中的传播伦理和对家长作风的拒绝

约翰·斯图尔特·米尔 (John Stuart Mill) 在其经典著作《论自由》(On Liberty) 中的分析表明西方拒绝家长作风作为一种交流实践。密尔断言，个人最有能力做出道德判断，超越其他道德或传统体系。在不受国家家长式干预的情况下进行判断的能力是消极自由。Mill 提倡建立在强大的交流参与基础上的过程，作为一种自我培养的方法。这需要主动学习。米尔的分析为当代传播伦理提供了信息，强调自由是一种超越对个性的信仰的美德，标志着对基于必须受到保护的原始“我”的身份建构的现代理解做出了有影响力的贡献。自由主义和新自由主义对伦理的描述站在密尔的阴影下，