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Progressive civilisation
In Mill's framework, progressive civilisation is the historical process by which societies advance from custom-bound conformity to rational self-governance, through the gradual expansion of knowledge, moral sensibility, and respect for individual liberty.
The rational self
In Mill's philosophy, the rational self is the conception of human beings as fundamentally capable of reason, self-improvement, and moral growth through free inquiry and the progressive development of their intellectual faculties.