John Stuart Mill is one of the few indisputably 'classic' authors in the history of political thought. "On Liberty" has become celebrated as the most powerful defense of the freedom of the individual, and it is now widely graded as the most important theoretical foundation for Liberalism as a political creed. Similarly, his "The Subjection of Women", a powerful indictment of the political, social and economic position of women, has become one of the few cardinal documents of modern feminism. This edition brings together these two classic texts, plus Mill's posthumous "Chapters on Socialism", his somewhat neglected examination of the strengths and weaknesses of various forms of socialism. There is also a Chronology of Mill's life, a Bibliographical Guide, and a Bibliographical Appendix of names cited in the texts. -- From publisher's description.
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