J. S. Mill: 'on Liberty' and Other Writings

John Stuart Mill is one of the few indisputably classic authors in the history of political thought. On Liberty, first published in 1851, has become celebrated as the most powerful defense of the freedom of the individual and it is now widely regarded as the most important theoretical foundation for Liberalism as a political creed. Similarly, his The Subjection of Women, a powerful indictment of the political, social, and economic position of women, has become one of the cardinal documents of modern feminism. This edition brings together these two classic texts, plus Mill's posthumous Chapters on Socialism, his somewhat neglected examination of the strengths and weaknesses of various forms of Socialism. The Editor's substantial Introduction places these three works in the context both of Mill's life and of nineteenth-century intellectual and political history, and assesses their continuing relevance.

Author: John Stuart Mill
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 08/25/1989
Pages: 332
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 8.52h x 5.55w x 0.74d
ISBN13: 9780521379175
ISBN10: 0521379172
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Civil Rights
- Philosophy | History & Surveys | General