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Collected here in a single volume for the first time, On Liberty, Utilitarianism, Considerations on Representative Government, and The Subjection of Women show John Stuart Mill applying his liberal utilitarian philosophy to a range of issues that remain vital today--the nature of ethics, the scope and limits of individual liberty, the merits of and costs of democratic government, and the place of women in society. In his Introduction John Gray describes these essays as applications of Mill's doctrine of the Art of Life, as set out in A System of Logic. Using the resources of recent scholarship, he shows Mill's work to be far richer and subtler than traditional interpretations allow.

Introduction

vii

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Note on the Text

xxxi

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Select Bibliography

xxxii

(2)

A Chronology of John Stuart Mill

xxxiv

ON LIBERTY

5

(126)

I. INTRODUCTORY

5

(15)

II. OF THE LIBERTY OF THOUGHT AND DISCUSSION

20

(42)

III. OF INDIVIDUALITY, AS ONE OF THE ELEMENTS OF WELL-BEING

62

(21)

IV. OF THE LIMITS TO THE AUTHORITY OF SOCIETY OVER THE INDIVIDUAL

83

(21)

V. APPLICATIONS

104

(27)

UTILITARIANISM

131

(74)

I. GENERAL REMARKS

131

(5)

II. WHAT UTILITARIANISM IS

136

(23)

III. OF THE ULTIMATE SANCTION OF THE PRINCIPLE OF UTILITY

159

(9)

IV. OF WHAT SORT OF PROOF THE PRINCIPLE OF UTILITY IS SUSCEPTIBLE

168

(8)

V. ON THE CONNECTION BETWEEN JUSTICE AND UTILITY

176

(29)

CONSIDERATIONS ON REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT

205

(266)

I. TO WHAT EXTENT FORMS OF GOVERNMENT ARE A MATTER OF CHOICE

205

(12)

II. THE CRITERION OF A GOOD FORM OF GOVERNMENT

217

(21)

III. THAT THE IDEALLY BEST FORM OF GOVERNMENT IS REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT

238

(19)

IV. UNDER WHAT SOCIAL CONDITIONS REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IS INAPPLICABLE

257

(12)

V. OF THE PROPER FUNCTIONS OF REPRESENTATIVE BODIES

269

(16)

VI. OF THE INFIRMITIES AND DANGERS TO WHICH REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IS LIABLE

285

(17)

VII. OF TRUE AND FALSE DEMOCRACY; REPRESENTATION OF ALL, AND REPRESENTATION OF THE MAJORITY ONLY

302

(24)

VIII. OF THE EXTENSION OF THE SUFFRAGE

326

(20)

IX. SHOULD THERE BE TWO STAGES OF ELECTION?

346

(7)

X. OF THE MODE OF VOTING

353

(17)

XI. OF THE DURATION OF PARLIAMENTS

370

(3)

XII. OUGHT PLEDGES TO BE REQUIRED FROM MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT?

373

(11)

XIII. OF A SECOND CHAMBER

384

(9)

XIV. OF THE EXECUTIVE IN A REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT

393

(18)

XV. OF LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE BODIES

411

(16)

XVI. OF NATIONALITY, AS CONNECTED WITH REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT

427

(8)

XVII. OF FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENTS

435

(12)

XVIII. OF THE GOVERNMENT OF DEPENDENCIES BY A FREE STATE

447

(24)

THE SUBJECTION OF WOMEN

471

(112)

I.

471

(31)

II.

502

(22)

III.

524

(33)

IV.

557

(26)

Explanatory Notes

583

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On Liberty and Other Essays

On Liberty and Other Essays

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