Philosophers can be descriptive, prescriptive or both. Some focus on how we live, while others delve into how we ought to live. Philosophers often achieve this in their work by critically analyzing the relationship the individual has with its government and society at large. It is in this tradition that Peter Berger and John Stuart Mill compose their works of literary genius. While Berger's philosophical account focuses on what actually is the case with respect …showed first 75 words of 1484 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1484 total…underlying issues which aren't so obvious, and often never questioned, that both philosophers touched on. Together, Berger and Mill's ideas regarding control and liberation are set out to present the notion that in the end, freedom can only be attained through enlightenment by taking a closer look at one's surroundings, and not always accepting the common conception as an answer. One must first recognize the existence of a problem before a resolution can be attained.