Why does Mill believe the cultivation of vital and principled individuality to be so important in promoting the well being of the nation state? What does Mill believe we should do at the personal level, in our own lives, and publicly, as a matter of social policy, if we want to cultivate this kind of individuality? What does Mill see as the principal obstacles to such cultivation?
Do you think the solutions that Mill offers in On Liberty are likely to offset the problems he is worried about and to establish the preconditions for vital individuality? What are your reasons for your answer?
