On Liberty, Utilitarianism and Other Essays 2/e - Softcover

Mill, John Stuart

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199670803 ISBN 13: 9780199670802

Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2015

Synopsis

Mill tackles the protection of individual liberty, the basic principles of ethics, the benefits and the costs of representative institutions, and the central importance of gender equality in society

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About the Author

Mark Philp is Emeritus Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford. His recent books include Political Conduct (Harvard UP, 2007) and Reforming Ideas in Britain (CUP, 2013). For Oxford World's Classics he has edited Paine's Rights of Man, Common Sense, and Other Political Writings and Godwin's An Enquiry concerning Political Justice.

Frederick Rosen taught for many years at University College London, where he directed the Bentham Project, which will publish a corrected edition of the complete works of Jeremy Bentham. His recent books include Classical Utilitarianism from Hume to Mill (Routledge, 2003) and Mill (OUP, 2013).

From the Back Cover

The four essays in this volume examine the most central issues that face liberal democratic regimes. They tackle the protection of individual liberty, the basic principles of ethics, the benefits and the costs of representative institutions, and the central importance of gender equality in society.

Edition details

• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199670803
• ISBN 13: 9780199670802
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 608
• Editor: Philp Mark, Rosen Frederick