title: J. S. Mill: 'On Liberty' and Other Writings (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)
author:  John Stuart Mill 
description: A comprehensive introduction prefaces two classic texts, On Liberty and The Subjection of Women and the posthumously published Chapters on Socialism in this anthology of the celebrated Scottish philosopher's works.
zlib_text: This Routledge Philosophy GuideBook introduces John Stuart Mill and one of his
  major works, On Liberty. We see that in On Liberty Mill insists on the importance
  of individuality and, to that end, defends a moral right to absolute liberty with
  respect to certain self-regarding concerns.
  ‘In Mill on Liberty Jonathan Riley offers a vigorous, and at times, passionate,
  defence of Mill’s theory of freedom and of Millian liberalism more generally. Riley
  has produced a guide which offers a lucid exposition of the arguments in On
  Liberty, and a powerful case for their coherence against critics who have persistently
  misinterpreted them.’
  Chandran Kukathas, Associate Professor of Politics,
  University of New South Wales.
  ‘This is an excellent introduction to Mill’s essay On Liberty. Riley is a sure-footed
  guide, who has thoroughly mastered the complex literature, and is able to steer his
  readers through it with an easy authority.’
  Professor C.L. Ten, Philosophy Department, Monash University
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