"The Subjection of Women" Discussion Questions

John Stuart Mill
  1. How does Mill argue that we shouldn’t make laws for or against issues that would resolve themselves in the natural course of things anyway?
  2. Why isn’t Mill convinced by the claim that we have learned from experience that the system of subordination works best?
  3. Some people are tempted to make positive claims about the “nature” of men and women. Why does Mill think this is a problematic tendency?
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