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Mill's 'On Liberty' - A Reader's Guide (Hardcover, New)
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Mill's 'On Liberty' - A Reader's Guide (Hardcover, New)
Series: Reader's Guides
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Continuum's Reader's Guides are clear, concise and accessible
introductions to classic works of philosophy. Each book explores
the major themes, historical and philosophical context and key
passages of a major philosophical text, guiding the reader toward a
thorough understanding of often demanding material. Ideal for
undergraduate students, the guides provide an essential resource
for anyone who needs to get to grips with a philosophical text.
First published in 1859, John Stuart Mill's On Liberty has exerted
an enormous influence on philosophical and political thought ever
since. Mill, also famous for his writings on utilitarianism, argues
that individual liberty is of paramount importance and that any
infringements of it must be kept to an absolute minimum. Mill
himself described his brief but brilliant book as asserting 'one
very simple principle . . . that the sole end for which mankind are
warranted, individually or collectively, in interfering in the
liberty of any of their number, is self-protection.' Of course,
drawing out the implications of this principle has proved to be
anything but simple, and the various interpretations of Mill's
doctrine have spawned countless debates and mountains of secondary
literature. Numerous moral and political theorists have drawn on
Mill's work, including Berlin, Rawls and Raz, and his ideas remain
as relevant as ever today.
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