WeRead Powered by ReaderPub
La libertà cover

La libertà

By John Stuart Mill
Open in WeRead

Explore more books like this:

Philosophy & Ethics

About This Book

The essay argues for the primacy of individual development and sets out a general rule limiting social and governmental interference: power over a person is justified only to prevent harm to others. It defends freedom of thought, discussion, and expression as essential to truth and personal growth, warns against the tyranny of prevailing opinion, and upholds liberty in tastes, pursuits, and associations so long as they do not harm others. It also champions individuality and experiments in living as engines of social progress and examines practical boundaries between collective authority and personal autonomy.

About the Author

Mill, John Stuart portrait

John Stuart Mill

John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) was a British philosopher, political economist, and civil servant, known for his contributions to liberal thought and utilitarianism. His seminal work, "On Liberty," explores the nature and limits of individual freedom, advocating for personal autonomy and social progress. Mill's writings on political economy, particularly in "Principles of Political Economy," address the complexities of economic theory and its implications for society. He also engaged with social issues, as seen in his essays on representative government and socialism. Mill's intellectual legacy continues to influence contemporary discussions on ethics, politics, and economics.

More Books by This Author

6 picks
A System of Logic, Ratiocinative and Inductive cover A System of Logic, Ratiocinative and Inductive by John Stuart Mill Auguste Comte and Positivism cover Auguste Comte and Positivism by John Stuart Mill Autobiography cover Autobiography by John Stuart Mill Considerations on Representative Government cover Considerations on Representative Government by John Stuart Mill Essays on some unsettled Questions of Political Economy cover Essays on some unsettled Questions of Political Economy by John Stuart Mill Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of John Stuart Mill cover Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of John Stuart Mill by John Stuart Mill

You May Also Like

6 picks
Ιππίας, Μείζων και Ελάσσων cover Ιππίας, Μείζων και Ελάσσων by Plato Spencer's Philosophy of Science / The Herbert Spencer Lecture Delivered at the Museum 7 November, 1913 cover Spencer's Philosophy of Science / The Herbert Spencer Lecture Delivered at the Museum 7 November, 1913 by C. Lloyd Morgan Free and Impartial Thoughts, on the Sovereignty of God, The Doctrines of Election, Reprobation, and Original Sin: Humbly Addressed To all who Believe and Profess those Doctrines. cover Free and Impartial Thoughts, on the Sovereignty of God, The Doctrines of Election, Reprobation, and Original Sin: Humbly Addressed To all who Believe and Profess those Doctrines. by Richard Finch The Salvaging of Civilization cover The Salvaging of Civilization by H. G. Wells Conception Control and Its Effects on the Individual and the Nation cover Conception Control and Its Effects on the Individual and the Nation by Florence Elizabeth Barrett Religion & Sex: Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development cover Religion & Sex: Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development by Chapman Cohen