Timeline for Please help me understand the first line from On Liberty, by John Stuart Mill
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| Apr 21, 2017 at 11:25 | comment | added | English Student | Example (this is not a real scientific example, but only meant to explain the usage) -- "I think the doctrine of reciprocal rest is badly misnamed. Of course I fully agree with the theory behind it, so elegantly propounded by the great ______ , and with such overwhelming proof; what I disagree with is the name of his doctrine -- considering the physical properties concerned, it should have been named "the doctrine of reciprocal motion!" | |
| Apr 21, 2017 at 11:20 | comment | added | English Student | 'Doctrine' is a theoretical statement or strong generalisation that often becomes widely accepted by experts in the field. In his opinion, what is misnamed is not 'philosophical necessity' itself; it is the doctrine that is misnamed -- "the doctrine of philosophical necessity" is not the right name for it, and it should have been named "the doctrine of something else," in his opinion. | |
| Apr 21, 2017 at 11:00 | comment | added | dominokitara | I found some examples of the word 'doctrine' like 'the new doctrine of modernism' or 'the traditional doctrines of divine omnipotence'. This usage of the word doctrine make me confused. I still don't understand why the writer did not write 'the doctrine of misnamed Philosophical Necessity' instead of 'the misnamed doctrine of Philosophical Necessity'. | |
| Apr 21, 2017 at 10:50 | comment | added | English Student | In fact the great social scientist has written a classically elegant opening sentence -- that, however, makes it somewhat difficult to understand for some readers. | |
| Apr 21, 2017 at 10:45 | history | answered | English Student | CC BY-SA 3.0 |