La Importancia del Lenguaje. El doble Discurso Ético-Político en la Obra de J. Stuart Mill.

Abstract

An adequate and complete understanding of an author's thought requires both a deep knowledge of the historie-cultural context from which the thinker writes and an evaluation of his personal biography; equally as important as the aforementioned considerations is the adequate interpretation of the language used. In fact, regarding the work of the nineteenth century English author, J.S. Mill, it is necessary to study his ethical-political theories to determine the precise meaning that he gives to concepts such as justice, freedom, equality, the individual and so on in each work. This necessity is even more urgent if we take into consideration that there are many fragments of his thought where ambiguous "naturalizations" of certain "moral desiderata" are displayed. Clear implications of the polemic "naturalistic fallacy" and the inadequate change from is to ought can be detected behind these ideas.