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On Liberty and Other Essays (World's Classics)

by John Mill

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Collected here in a single volume for the first time, On Liberty, Utilitarianism, Considerations on Representative Government, and The Subjection of Women show John Stuart Mill applying his liberal utilitarian philosophy to a range of issues that remain vital today--the nature of ethics, the scope and limits of individual liberty, the merits of and costs of democratic government, and the place of women in society. In his Introduction John Gray describes these essays as applications of Mill's doctrine of the Art of Life, as set out in A System of Logic. Using the resources of recent scholarship, he shows Mill's work to be far richer and subtler than traditional interpretations allow.

Synopsis:

Collected here in a single volume are John Stuart Mill's essays "On Liberty", "Utilitarianism", "Considerations on Representative Government", and "The Subjection of Women". In his introduction John Gray describes these essays as applications of Mill's doctrine of the Art of Life.

Synopsis:

The three major essays collected in this volume were written in the latter half of Mill's life (1806-1873) and were quickly accepted into the canon of European political and social thought. Today, when liberty and representative government collide with other principles and when women still experience prejudice, Mill's essays reveal his sense of history, intelligence, and ardent concern for human liberty, and continue to shed light on politics and contemporary society.

Synopsis:

This edition contains four essays--"On Liberty," "Utilitarianism," "Considerations on Representative Government," and "The Subjection of Women"--never before presented in one volume. Contrary to the muddled eclectic of traditional interpretations, Mill emerges as a consistent and strikingly modern thinker, no less ambitious than Marx.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780192833846
Editor:
Gray, John
Author:
Gray, John
Author:
null, John Stuart
Author:
null, John
Author:
Mill, John Stuart
Publisher:
Oxford University Press, USA
Subject:
Short Stories (single author)
Subject:
English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Subject:
Women's rights
Subject:
Liberty
Subject:
Political Freedom & Security - Civil Rights
Subject:
History & Surveys - 19th Century
Subject:
Stories (single author)
Subject:
Philosophy | Social
Subject:
General Political Science
Series:
Oxford World's Classics
Publication Date:
19980625
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
9 linecuts and maps
Pages:
632
Dimensions:
7.74x5.08x1.10 in. .91 lbs.

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"Synopsis" by , Collected here in a single volume are John Stuart Mill's essays "On Liberty", "Utilitarianism", "Considerations on Representative Government", and "The Subjection of Women". In his introduction John Gray describes these essays as applications of Mill's doctrine of the Art of Life.
"Synopsis" by , The three major essays collected in this volume were written in the latter half of Mill's life (1806-1873) and were quickly accepted into the canon of European political and social thought. Today, when liberty and representative government collide with other principles and when women still experience prejudice, Mill's essays reveal his sense of history, intelligence, and ardent concern for human liberty, and continue to shed light on politics and contemporary society.
"Synopsis" by , This edition contains four essays--"On Liberty," "Utilitarianism," "Considerations on Representative Government," and "The Subjection of Women"--never before presented in one volume. Contrary to the muddled eclectic of traditional interpretations, Mill emerges as a consistent and strikingly modern thinker, no less ambitious than Marx.
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