On: On Liberty (1859) [pdf]

[LeonB]

If he was alive today he would probably update his views- just as he updated them in his lifetime.

[ngcc_hk → LeonB]

Yes. That is the difference between a good and a bad one. Inconsistent one may say. But that is life. Even for philosopher.

[LeonB → ngcc_hk]

Something as simple as "Pythagoras' theorem" can move forward through time and remain correct, but a complex philosophy that was itself created in response to the conditions of the time can't be seen as "universal" or "timeless".