On Liberty
- ISBN-10
- 1981667032
- ISBN-13
- 9781981667031
- Series
- On Liberty
- Pages
- 122
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-12-13
- Publisher
- Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- Authors
- Mill John Stuart, Mill John
Description
On Liberty is a philosophical work by the English philosopher John Stuart Mill, originally intended as a short essay. The work, published in 1859, applies Mill's ethical system of utilitarianism to society and the state. Mill attempts to establish standards for the relationship between authority and liberty. He emphasizes the importance of individuality, which he conceived as a prerequisite to the higher pleasures-the summum bonum of Utilitarianism. Furthermore, Mill criticizes the errors of past attempts to defend individuality where, for example, democratic ideals resulted in the "tyranny of the majority".
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- 2018-08-26
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- 2017-09-02
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- 2016-12-11
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