On Liberty
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A highly influential philosophical work of the Victorian era, John Stuart Mill's book promotes the application of utilitarianism, an ethical system based on ?maximizing overall? well-being and happiness, to society and government.? ?But ?Mill is no hippie-dippie idealist. ?Within h?is intellectually rigorous treatment o?f? utilitarianism? and his? argument for the three basic liberties-the freedom of thought and emotion, the freedom to pursue tastes, and the freedom to unite-? lies? a pessimistic critique ?of ?and ?a ?warning ?to?? t?he ?high hopes and ideals of the Enlightenment?. ?On Liberty ?presents a ?sobering portrait of? how an "equal" society can easily devolve into a "tyranny of majority. --Provided by publisher.
- A highly influential philosophical work of the Victorian era, John Stuart Mill's book promotes the application of utilitarianism, an ethical system based on ?maximizing overall? well-being and happiness, to society and government.? ?But ?Mill is no hippie-dippie idealist. ?Within h?is intellectually rigorous treatment o?f? utilitarianism? and his? argument for the three basic liberties-the freedom of thought and emotion, the freedom to pursue tastes, and the freedom to unite-? lies? a pessimistic critique ?of ?and ?a ?warning ?to?? t?he ?high hopes and ideals of the Enlightenment?. ?On Liberty ?presents a ?sobering portrait of? how an "equal" society can easily devolve into a "tyranny of majority. --Provided by publisher.
APA Citation (style guide)
Mill, J. S., & Gaither, E. (2015). On Liberty. Recovering the Classics.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Mill, John Stuart and Ed, Gaither. 2015. On Liberty. Recovering the Classics.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Mill, John Stuart and Ed, Gaither, On Liberty. Recovering the Classics, 2015.
MLA Citation (style guide)Mill, John Stuart., and Ed Gaither. On Liberty. Recovering the Classics, 2015.
Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2010. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published.
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