J.S. Mill's On Liberty in Focus

ISBN-13: 9780415010016 / Angielski / Miękka / 1991 / 296 str.

John Gray; John Gray

Opis

This book brings together J.S.Mill's On Liberty and a selection of influential essays on Mill's Liberalism by a number of eminent Mill scholars, including Isaiah Berlin, Alan Ryan, John Rees, C.L.Ten, and Richard Wollheim. As well as comprising a convenient collection of authoritative commentary upon On Liberty for the use of teachers and students, the essays also reflect a broader debate about the philosophical foundations of Mill's liberalism, particularly the question of the connection between Mill's professed utilitarianism and his commitment to individual liberty. In a substantial introduction the editors survey the debate and conclude that the outcome has profound and disturbing implications, both for our understanding of Mill's classic defence of individual freedom and more generally for the style of liberal argument with which Mill is typically identified.

Spis treści

INTRODUCTION, John Gray, G.W. Smith; Part 1 ON LIBERTY, John Stuart Mill; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTORY; Chapter 2 OF THE LIBERTY OF THOUGHT AND DISCUSSION; Chapter 3 OF INDIVIDUALITY, AS ONE OF THE ELEMENTS OF WELL-BEING; Chapter 4 OF THE LIMITS TO THE AUTHORITY OF SOCIETY OVER THE INDIVIDUAL; Chapter 5 APPLICATIONS; Part 2 CRITICAL COMMENTARY; jsmel JOHN STUART MILL AND THE ENDS OF LIFE, Isaiah Berlin; jsmal JOHN STUART MILL'S ART OF LIVING, Alan Ryan; rrml A RE-READING OF MILL ON LIBERTY, J.C. Rees; mchti MILL'S CONCEPTION OF HAPPINESS AND THE THEORY OF INDIVIDUALITY, John Gray; mdl MILL'S DEFENCE OF LIBERTY, C.L. Ten; slfa SOCIAL LIBERTY AND FREE AGENCY, G.W. Smith; jsmib JOHN STUART MILL AND ISAIAH BERLIN, Richard Wollheim; Index;

O autorze

John Gray is a Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford,
G.W. Smith is Lecturer in Politics at the University of Lancaster