The “non-intervention” as alternative to the “European civil war”: an intertwined reading of John Stuart Mill, Benjamin Constant and Alphonse de Lamartine
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https://doi.org/10.63277/gsc.v26i.4878Keywords:
Military intervention, war, liberalism, John Stuart Mill, Benjamin Constant, Alphonse de La MartineAbstract
The article aims at examining the genesis of the “principle of non-intervention”, with particular reference to that formulated by John Stuart Mill in “A Few Words on Non-intervention” in 1859. It examines how the English philosopher forged his arguments through a fruitful dialogue with some “liberal” thinkers of his time, such as Alphonse de Lamartine and Benjamin Constant, and it shows how their interpretation of some conflicts could have been a real issue for posing the question of military intervention. In addition, this work highlights how the principle of “non-intervention” could paradoxically be an instrument of liberation of oppressed peoples, as well as an alternative to a “European civil war”, for John Stuart Mill.
