On Liberty - Hardcover

John Stuart Mill

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1613827407 ISBN 13: 9781613827406

Publisher: Simon & Brown, 2016

Synopsis

John Stuart Mill was a prominent English philosopher and political economist in the 19th century. Mill is considered to be one of the most influential liberal thinkers in history and he was a significant contributor to many fields such as social theory, political theory, and political economy. Mill is also notable for being the first Member of Parliament to argue in favor of women's suffrage. On Liberty, published in 1859, is generally considered to be Mill's most famous work. Mill applies his ethical system of utilitarianism to society in order to establish a relationship between liberty and authority.

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About the Author:

John Stuart Mill was born in London in 1806. He became a leading philosophical radical, active as a propagandist in their intellectual and reforming pursuits. In 1826, he began to rethink his stance and examine alternative positions offered by Coleridge and Carlyle. By the 1840's Mill could offer a mature reinterpretation of his philosophical position. Gertrude Himmelfarb is Professor of History at the City University of New York and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Review:

A wonderful edition... -- Irving Louis Horowitz, Rutgers University

Alexander should be commended for making this invaluable material accessible to scholars and students... -- Maria H. Moralies, Florida State University

An impressively compact and engaging introduction and a well-chosen selection of ancillary materials... -- Eileen Gillooly, Columbia University

The introduction offers fresh insights... --Thomas Christiano, University of Arizona

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Brown
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1613827407
• ISBN 13: 9781613827406
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 118