On Liberty

Publisher: Penguin UK
Publish date: 26 August 2010
Pages: 192
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Language: English

Subjects: Literary Collections, Essays, Literary Criticism, Philosophy, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, History & Surveys, Modern, Political, Movements, Utilitarianism, Political Science, Civil Rights, Political Freedom, Human Rights

In one of the most influential philosophical works ever writer, 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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