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Why Read Mill Today?

by Uk) Skorupski John (university Of St. Andrews

  • Paperback
  • 136 pages
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • 12.9 x 19.9 x 0.8 cm

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John Stuart Mill is one of the greatest thinkers of the nineteenth century. But does he have anything to teach us today? His deep concern for freedom of the individual is thought by some to be outdated and inadequate to the cultural and religious complexities of twenty first century life. In this succinct and shrewd book, John Skorupski argues that Mill is a profound and inspiring social and political thinker from whom we still have much to learn. He reflects on Mill's central arguments in his most famous works, including "Utilitarianism" and "On Liberty", and traces their implications for democratic politics. With the use of topical and controversial examples, including privacy, religious intolerance, and freedom of speech, he makes Mill's concerns our own at a time when what liberalism means, and why it matters, is once again in dispute. He concludes that Mill's place in the pantheon of 'great thinkers' rests not only on his specific political and social doctrines, but above all on his steadfastly generous and liberal vision of human beings, their relations to one another, and what makes life worth living.
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  • Title

    Why Read Mill Today?

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Taylor & Francis Ltd

  • Published

    April 2007

  • Weight

    141g

  • Page Count

    136

  • Dimensions

    12.9 x 19.9 x 0.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9780415377454

  • ISBN-10

    0415377455

  • Eden Code

    4572247

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