On Liberty
$24.74
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
15 September 2010
Summary
In one of the most influential philosophical works ever written, 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.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141046945 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141046945 |
| Author: | John Stuart Mill |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 15 September 2010 |
| Weight: | 124g |
| Dimensions: | 180mm x 111mm x 12mm |
| Series: | Penguin Great Ideas |
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About The Author
John Stuart Mill
John Stuart Mill was born in London in 1806. He became a leading philosophical radical, active as a propagandist in their intellectual and reforming pursuits. In 1826, he began to rethink his stance and examine alternative positions offered by Coleridge and Carlyle. His major works include ON LIBERTY, UTILITARIANISM and THE SUBJUGATION OF WOMEN.
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