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This edition includes a biographical afterword. This representative selection collects together his principal works. Arguably one of the most important political thinkers of the modern era, John Stuart’s Mill’s influence on Western civilization cannot be overstated. Lastly, “The Subjection of Women” is an essay co-written with his wife, Harriet Taylor Mill, arguing in favor of equality between the sexes. In “Considerations on Representative Government,” Mill makes his arguments for the representative form of government as the ideal one. As he puts it, “The struggle between liberty and authority is the most conspicuous feature in the portions of history with which we are earliest familiar.” Second in this volume, “Utilitarianism” is the classic exposition of the Utilitarian philosophy, the basic principle of which is that one’s actions should be guided towards outcomes that create the greatest good for the greatest numbers of people. In “On Liberty” Mill eloquently ponders the question of where the line should be drawn between the freedom of individuals and the authority of the state.

Updated and expanded Select Bibliography.“On Liberty and Other Essays” brings together the most important works of philosopher and political economist John Stuart Mill.

A new, contextualizing introduction with an important re-interpretation of Mill's central commitments that introduces students to existing scholarship and suggests ways of moving beyond this.

Up-to-date bibliography and thorough annotation.

The introduction sets the essays in the context of Mill's other writings, examines the relationships between them and the major issues of interpretation, and suggests a new approach to the debates surrounding Mill's position that results in a less arid, more comprehensible, and strikingly relevant Mill.

Contains the four central essays for understanding John Stuart Mill's Liberalism.

A revised edition of the best single-volume compilation of Mill's principal works, including a new introduction, expanded notes, and an index for the first time.

They tackle the protection of individual liberty, the basic principles of ethics, the benefits and the costs of representative institutions, and the central importance of gender equality in society. The four essays in this volume examine the most central issues that face liberal democratic regimes.