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Classic Books Library presents this brand new edition of John Stuart Mill’s philosophical work, "On Liberty" (1859).
Library of Liberal Arts title.
Reprint of the original, first published in 1859.
On Liberty is a philosophical work by 19th century English philosopher John Stuart Mill, first published in 1859.
A new edition of John Stuart Mill's classic 1859 treatise, setting forth his political theories on the relationship between authority and liberty in society.
This classic work is now available in a new edition that also includes essays by distinguished scholars in a range of fields. The book begins with a biographical essay by David Bromwich and an interpretative essay by George Kateb.
In the beginning, the retention of liberty was necessary to protect against political tyranny of overzealous rulers.
From the Introduction In his Autobiography, Mill predicts that the essay On Liberty is "likely to survive longer than anything else that I have written." He goes on to say...
THE COMPLETE CLASSIC On Liberty by John Stuart Mill John Stuart Mill opens his essay by discussing the historical "struggle between authority and liberty," describing the tyranny of government, which, in his view, needs to be controlled by ...
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At the time it was published in 1859, John Stuart Mill's On Liberty was a radical and controversial work; it argued for the right of individuals to possess freedom from the state in moral and economic matters.
The subject of this Essay is not the so-called Liberty of the Will, so unfortunately opposed to the misnamed doctrine of Philosophical Necessity; but Civil, or Social Liberty: the nature and limits of the power which can be legitimately ...
Among the standards established in this work are Mill's three basic liberties of individuals, his three legitimate objections to government intervention, and his two maxims regarding the relationship of the individual to society "which ...
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.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
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From the Introduction In his Autobiography, Mill predicts that the essay On Liberty is "likely to survive longer than anything else that I have written." He goes on to say...