On Liberty and Other Essays
Author: John Stuart Mill
Collected here in a single volume for the first time, On Liberty, Utilitarianism, Considerations on Representative Government, and The Subjection of Women show John Stuart Mill applying his liberal utilitarian philosophy to a range of issues that remain vital today – the nature of ethics, the scope and limits of individual liberty, the merits of and costs of democratic gov….Read More
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