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

by John Stuart Mill, Stefan Collini

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521379175
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	08/25/1989
Series:	Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	332
Sales rank:	479,858
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.54(h) x 0.91(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction; Chronology; Bibliographical notes; Acknowledgements and note on the texts; Biographical synopses; On Liberty; The Subjection of Women; Chapters on Socialism; Index.