Philosophy: The Classics

John Stuart Mill On Liberty

04.04.2008 - By Nigel WarburtonPlay

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Published in 1859, the same year as Darwin's Origin of Species, John Stuart Mill's On Liberty remains the classic statement of individual freedom. Here I summarise some of its main themes and outline some criticisms that have been made of it.

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