| Description |
viii, 226 pages ; 24 cm |
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Routledge studies in social and political thought |
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Routledge studies in social and political thought.
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| Contents |
Contents note continued: Gray's defence of Mill -- Interests and progress -- Which interests should be considered as rights? -- Conclusion -- 8.Exceptions to freedom of thought and discussion -- The corn-dealer example -- Forms of incitement -- Indecency and censorship -- Conclusion -- 9.After On Liberty: from theory to reality -- Liberty in practice -- The Inaugural Address -- Mill in parliament -- After Westminster -- Conclusion -- 10.Conclusion: Mill reassessed |
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Machine generated contents note: 1.A worthy successor -- James Mill and the liberty of the press -- John Stuart Mill's early writings -- The Westminster Review -- Conclusion -- 2.The aftermath of the 'mental crisis' -- The gradual change -- 'The Spirit of the Age' -- Growing individualism -- Conclusion -- 3.Coleridgian agendas -- Coleridge on liberty -- Mill as Coleridgian -- 'Bentham' and 'Coleridge' -- Conclusion -- 4.Joint productions? -- Harriet on toleration -- Joint progress -- Education and liberty -- Towards On Liberty -- Conclusion -- 5.On Liberty: the 1859 response -- Speech and self-regarding acts -- The right to hear: understanding infallibility -- The necessity of intellectual challenge -- Truths and half-truths -- Conclusion -- 6.Liberty, Equality, Fraternity -- Self-regarding acts and infallibility -- Liberty versus control -- Conclusion -- Appendix: three 'new' letters from Mill to Stephen -- 7.On Liberty: recent interpretations -- One principle or two? -- |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Mill, John Stuart, 1806-1873.
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Mill, John Stuart, 1806-1873. On liberty.
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Freedom of speech.
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| ISBN |
0415862884 |
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9780415862882 |
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