This book brings together J.S. Mill's On Liberty and a selection of influential essays on Mill's Liberalism by a number of eminent Mill scholars, including Isaiah Berlin, Alan Ryan, John Rees, C.L. Ten, and Richard Wollheim. As well as comprising a convenient collection of authoritative commentary upon On Liberty for the use of teachers and students, the essays also reflect a broader debate about the philosophical foundations of Mill's liberalism, particularly the question of the connection between Mill's professed utilitarianism and his committment to individual liberty. In a substantial introduction the editors survey the debate and conclude that the outcome has profound and disturbing implications, both for our understanding of Mill's classic defence of individual freedom and more generally for the style of liberal argument with which Mill is typically identified
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In recent years, much interpretation and criticism of John Stuart Mill's On Liberty has focused on the dialogue between traditional and revisionary schools of Mill scholarship. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
John Stuart Mill, James Mill, Oxford University Press, Isaiah Berlin, John Gray, System of Logic, Political Studies, Alan Ryan, New York, Clarendon Press, Fitzjames Stephen, John Rees, Marcus Aurelius, Wilhelm von Humboldt, Bernard Williams, Four Essays, Richard Wollheim, Cambridge University Press, Harm Principle, Joel Feinberg, John Mill, Kegan Paul, New Testament, Social Research, Theory of Justice New!
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In recent years, much interpretation and criticism of John Stuart Mill's On Liberty has focused on the dialogue between traditional and revisionary schools of Mill scholarship. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
John Stuart Mill, James Mill, Oxford University Press, Isaiah Berlin, John Gray, System of Logic, Political Studies, Alan Ryan, New York, Clarendon Press, Fitzjames Stephen, John Rees, Marcus Aurelius, Wilhelm von Humboldt, Bernard Williams, Four Essays, Richard Wollheim, Cambridge University Press, Harm Principle, Joel Feinberg, John Mill, Kegan Paul, New Testament, Social Research, Theory of Justice New!
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- On Liberty by John Stuart Mill on 60 pages
- System of Logic by Johns Mill on 9 pages
- Mill on Liberty: A Defence by John Gray on 4 pages
- Isaiah Berlin by John Gray on 4 pages
- Mill On Liberty by C. L. Ten in Front Matter, page 20, and page 237
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- The Classics of Western Philosophy: A Reader's Guide by Jorge J. E. Gracia in Front Matter, and page 404
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