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About John Stuart Mill

John Stuart Mill (20 May 1806 - 8 May 1873) was the greatest of the Victorian Liberal thinkers. He left a permanent imprint on philosophy through his restatements of the principles underlying philosophical empiricism and utilitarianism.
As a defender of individual liberty against the interference of both society and state, and as an early advocate of women's equality, Mill continues to be of major significance.

His major works include:

On Liberty (1859):

Contains Mill's statement of the principle that only self-protection can justify either the state's tampering with the liberty of the individual or any personal interference with another's freedom - particularly with respect to freedom of thought and discussion.
'The only part of the conduct of any one, for which he is amenable to society, is that which concerns others. In the part which merely concerns himself, his independence is, of right, absolute. Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign.'

Utilitarianism (1863):

Mill's effort to state and defend the view that 'the greatest happiness of the greatest number' should be the aim of personal and legislative conduct. He revised Jeremy Bentham's earlier version of utilitarianism by arguing for the superiority of the 'higher' pleasures of the mind over mere physical pleasure.

The Subjection of Women (1869)

is a classic essay on all aspects of female emancipation.

Further Information on John S, Mill:

There is a wealth of information about John Stuart Mill and his writings on the Internet. A Google search on John Stuart Mill will come up with over 1.6 million pages and resources are constantly being updated. Many of his writings are available on the internet.

However two major sites are:

utilitarianism.com/jsmill.htm
utilitarianism.net/jsmill/

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About John S. Mill:

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