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Pructus Posted 15 years ago
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J.S. Mill
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An excerpt from J.S. Mill's On Liberty...
In the case of any person whose judgment is really deserving of confidence, how has it become so? Because he has kept his mind open to criticism of his opinions and conduct. Because it has been his practice to listen to all that could be said against him; to profit by as much of it as was just, and expound to himself, and upon occasion to others, the fallacy of what was fallacious. Because he has felt, that the only way in which a human being can make some approach to knowing the whole of a subject, is by hearing what can be said about it by persons of every variety of opinion, and studying all modes in which it can be looked at by every character of mind.
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1. The underlined, "it" refers to "all that could be said against him"?
2. "as was just"... What should it mean? What was the original sentence structure of this "as was just"?
"just" means "favourable"? So it means , "as all that was just" = "as all that was favourable to him"?
An excerpt from J.S. Mill's On Liberty...
In the case of any person whose judgment is really deserving of confidence, how has it become so? Because he has kept his mind open to criticism of his opinions and conduct. Because it has been his practice to listen to all that could be said against him; to profit by as much of it as was just, and expound to himself, and upon occasion to others, the fallacy of what was fallacious. Because he has felt, that the only way in which a human being can make some approach to knowing the whole of a subject, is by hearing what can be said about it by persons of every variety of opinion, and studying all modes in which it can be looked at by every character of mind.
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1. The underlined, "it" refers to "all that could be said against him"?
2. "as was just"... What should it mean? What was the original sentence structure of this "as was just"?
"just" means "favourable"? So it means , "as all that was just" = "as all that was favourable to him"?
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" Consider this: Much of what you say is correct. ) Much of what you said was just. How much of what you said was just?
- " Consider this: Much of what you say is correct.
- ) Much of what you said was just.
- How much of what you said was just?
- I will listen to as much of this as I can.
- I will believe as much of this as is true.
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pructus to listen to all that could be said against him; to profit by as much of it as was just,Yes, "it" = "all."
Consider this:
Much of what you say is correct. (Much of what you said was correct.)
Much of what you said was just.
How much of what you said was just?
I will listen to as much of this as I can.
I will bel
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pructus1. The underlined, "it" refers to "all that could be said against him"?Yes - I read it that way.
pructus2. "as was just"... What should it mean? What was the original sentence structure of this "as was just"?It means that part of the criticism that was meritorious, justifiable, reasoned, constructive criticism.
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