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On Liberty (Paperback)
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This expanded edition of John Stuart Mill's 'Utilitarianism'
includes the text of his 1868 speech to the British House of
Commons defending the use of capital punishment in cases of
aggravated murder. The speech is significant both because its topic
remains timely and because its arguments illustrate the
applicability of the principle of utility to questions of
large-scale social policy.
The Collected Works of John Stuart Mill took thirty years to
complete and is acknowledged as the definitive edition of J.S. Mill
and as one of the finest works editions ever completed. Mill's
contributions to philosophy, economics, and history, and in the
roles of scholar, politician and journalist can hardly be
overstated and this edition remains the only reliable version of
the full range of Mill's writings. Each volume contains extensive
notes, a new introduction and an index. Many of the volumes have
been unavailable for some time, but the Works are now again
available, both as a complete set and as individual volumes.
This Norton Critical Edition includes: Three major essays—On
Liberty (1859), Utilitarianism (1861), and The Subjection of Women
(1869)—that illustrate Mill’s liberal political philosophy at
the height of his powers. Editorial matter—including a richly
detailed introduction—by Nadia Urbinati. Nine major
commentaries—by Alan Ryan, Jonathan Riley, Piers Norris Turner,
Wendy Donner, Elizabeth Anderson, Colin Heydt, David Dyzenhaus,
Martha Nussbaum, and Georgios Varouxakis—that address the major
themes of Mill’s philosophy. A chronology, a selected
bibliography, and an index.
Volume 1 features Mill's "Autobiography" as well as related essays
which together paint a balanced picture of his early life,
including his rigorous "home schooling" at the hands of his father,
James Mill, and the emotional crisis of his early adulthood. Such
insights are a wonderful primer for later substantive volumes of
Mill's work and shed light on the character of nineteenth-century
Britain's foremost liberal intellectual. This volume was assembled
under the direction of Professor John M. Robson of the University
of Toronto and includes such rare material as Mill's childhood
writings, examples of his early articles published in such journals
as "The Westminster Review" and the "London Review, " and a
youthful critique of his father's philosophical contributions.
'it is only the cultivation of individuality which produces, or can
produce, well developed human beings' Mill's four essays, 'On
Liberty', 'Utilitarianism', 'Considerations on Representative
Government', and 'The Subjection of Women' examine the most central
issues that face liberal democratic regimes - whether in the
nineteenth century or the twenty-first. They have formed the basis
for many of the political institutions of the West since the late
nineteenth century, tackling as they do the appropriate grounds for
protecting individual liberty, the basic principles of ethics, the
benefits and the costs of representative institutions, and the
central importance of gender equality in society. These essays are
central to the liberal tradition, but their interpretation and how
we should understand their connection with each other are both
contentious. In their introduction Mark Philp and Frederick Rosen
set the essays in the context of Mill's other works, and argue that
his conviction in the importance of the development of human
character in its full diversity provides the core to his liberalism
and to any defensible account of the value of liberalism to the
modern world. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's
Classics has made available the widest range of literature from
around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's
commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a
wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions
by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text,
up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
The Collected Works of John Stuart Mill took thirty years to
complete and is acknowledged as the definitive edition of J.S. Mill
and as one of the finest works editions ever completed. Mill's
contributions to philosophy, economics, and history, and in the
roles of scholar, politician and journalist can hardly be
overstated and this edition remains the only reliable version of
the full range of Mill's writings. Each volume contains extensive
notes, a new introduction and an index. Many of the volumes have
been unavailable for some time, but the Works are now again
available, both as a complete set and as individual volumes.
Presented here are all four chapters of Mill's essay written in
1861, which address the legal subordination of women as manifested
in their exclusion from the political process and their lack of any
rights within marriage. Principally considered is the relation of
the sexes within the family structure as a paradigm of, and the
seedbed for, the general social and political structure that
surrounds it. Edited by Sue Mansfield, this carefully annotated
volume also contains an introduction, a list of principal dates in
the life of John Stuart Mill, and a bibliography.
This volume includes the complete texts of two of John Stuart
Mill's most important works, Utilitarianism and On Liberty, and
selections from his other writings, including the complete text of
his Remarks on Bentham's Philosophy. The selection from Mill's A
System of Logic is of special relevance to the debate between those
who read Mill as an Act-Utilitarian and those who interpret him as
a Rule-Utilitarian. Also included are selections from the writings
of Jeremy Bentham, founder of modern Utilitarianism and mentor
(together with James Mill) of John Stuart Mill. Bentham's
Principles of Morals and Legislation had important effects on
political and legal reform in his own time and continues to provide
insights for political theorists and philosophers of law. Seven
chapters of Bentham's Principles are here in their entirety,
together with a number of shorter selections, including one in
which Bentham repudiates the slogan often used to characterize his
philosophy: The Greatest Happiness of the Greatest Number. John
Troyer's Introduction presents the central themes and arguments of
Bentham and Mill and assesses their relevance to current
discussions of Utilitarianism. The volume also provides indexes, a
glossary, and notes.
This books is a reprint of the Sixth Book of Mill's A System of
Logic ratiocinative and inductive, being a connected view of the
principles of evidence and the methods of scientific investigation,
first published in 1843. The text has been reset from the eighth
edition (1872), the last edition published in Mill's lifetime.
Volume 10 includes such significant essays as "Utilitarianism,
Auguste Comte and Positivism, " and "Three Essays on Religion, " as
well as other works, which clarify Mill's enduring intellectual
connection to Jeremy Bentham's utilitarian school. In
"Utilitarianism, " Mill sought to refine utilitarian doctrine by
exploring the qualitative differences in different types of
pleasures and arguing that higher artistic and intellectual
pleasures should be given greater value over lesser types of
pleasure.
This edition of Utilitarianism supplements the text of Mill's
classic essay with 58 related remarks carefully selected from
Mill's other writings, ranging from his treatise on logic to his
personal correspondence. In these remarks, Mill comments on
specific passages of Utilitarianism , elaborates on topics he
handles briefly in Utilitarianism , and discusses additional
aspects of his moral thought. Short introductory comments accompany
the related remarks, and an editor's introduction provides an
overview of Utilitarianism crafted specifically to enhance
accessibility for first-time readers of the essay.
One of the earliest and most powerful works of feminism ever
written.
Volumes 4 and 5 bring together a rich collection of Mill's writing
on politics and the economy over the course of his intellectual
career.Volume 4 includes, most significantly, "Essays on Some
Unsettled Questions of Political Economy." Here, Mill grapples with
issues related to foreign trade and the balancing of government's
goal
of promoting free trade with its interest in raising revenues from
import duties and tariffs. Also included in these volumes are such
early essays as "The Silk Trade" and "The Nature, Origin, and
Progress of Rent" and such later works as Mill's petition on free
trade and "Chapters on Socialism" (posthumously published).
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On Liberty (Paperback)
John Stuart Mill
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In one of the most influential philosophical works ever writen,
John Stuart Mill explores the risks and responsibilities of
liberty. Examining the tyranny that can come both from government
and from the herd-like opinion of the majority, Mill proposes a
freedom to think, unite, and pursue our pleasures as the most
important freedoms, as long as we cause no harm to others. GREAT
IDEAS. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They
have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They
have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have
enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched
lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the
great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas
shook civilization and helped make us who we are.
This volume unites, for the first time, Books IV and V of Mill's
great treatise on political economy with his fragmentary chapters
on socialism. It shows him applying his classical economic theory
to policy questions of abiding concern, particularly the
desirability of sustained growth of national wealth and population
versus a stationary state, the merits of capitalism versus
socialism, and the expedient scope of government intervention in
the competitive market economy. His answers to those questions have
considerable relevance today, and they serve to illustrate the
enduring power and imagination of his distinctive liberal
utilitarian philosophy. In his introduction, Jonathan Riley
clarifies Mill's approach, considers what constitutes the Millian
Utopia, and shows how examination of such an ideal society provides
valuable insights into the structure of his philosophy. ABOUT THE
SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made
available the widest range of literature from around the globe.
Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship,
providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable
features, including expert introductions by leading authorities,
helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for
further study, and much more.
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On Liberty (Paperback)
John Stuart Mill
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Alan Ryan's provocative introduction lays out the central issues
debated by John Stuart Mill's many interpreters; in addition, it
assesses Mill's historical significance and provides a brief
account of his life. In recent years, scholars have increasingly
focused on the connection between On Liberty and Mill's other
writings. This Norton Critical Edition brings together three major
essays that illustrate Mill's liberal political philosophy over the
course of his life: "The Spirit of the Age" (1831), On Liberty
(1859), and The Subjection of Women (1869). Related excerpts from
John Stuart Mill's Autobiography (1873, published posthumously) are
also included. Each text is accompanied by explanatory annotations.
"Commentary" collects seven major assessments of Mill's writings.
The contemporary perspectives of R. H. Hutton and James Fitzjames
Stephen and the more recent analyses of Isaiah Berlin, Gertrude
Himmelfarb, John C. Rees, Jeremy Waldron, and Susan Moller Okin
provide readers with a critical overview of one of the most
important of modern political philosophers. A Selected Bibliography
and an Index are included.
Stephen Nathanson's clear-sighted abridgment of Principles of
Political Economy , Mill's first major work in moral and political
philosophy, provides a challenging, sometimes surprising account of
Mill's views on many important topics: socialism, population, the
status of women, the cultural bases of economic productivity, the
causes and possible cures of poverty, the nature of property
rights, taxation, and the legitimate functions of government.
Nathanson cuts through the dated and less relevant sections of this
large work and includes significant material omitted in other
editions, making it possible to see the connections between the
views Mill expressed in Principles of Political Economy and the
ideas he defended in his later works, particularly On Liberty .
Indeed, studying Principles of Political Economy , Nathanson argues
in his general Introduction, can help to resolve the apparent
contradiction between Mill's views in On Liberty and those in
Utilitarianism , making it a key text for understanding Mill's
philosophy as a whole.
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