Autobiography (Mill John Stuart)(Paperback)

Autobiography (Mill John Stuart)(Paperback)

One of the greatest prodigies of his era, John Stuart Mill (1806-73) was studying arithmetic and Greek by the age of three, as part of an astonishingly intense education at his father's hand. Intellectually brilliant, fearless and profound, he became a leading Victorian liberal thinker, whose works

On Liberty (Mill John Stuart)(Paperback / softback)

Utilitarianism (Mill John Stuart)(Paperback / softback)

John Stuart Mill, Socialist (McCabe Helen)(Paperback)

Best known as the author of On Liberty, John Stuart Mill remains a canonical figure in liberalism today. Yet according to his autobiography, by the mid-1840s he placed himself 'under the general designation of Socialist.' Taking this self-description seriously, John Stuart Mill, Socialist

On Liberty and the Subjection of Women (Mill John Stuart)(Paperback)

Two cornerstones of liberalism from the great social radical of English philosophy John Stuart Mill was a prodigious thinker who sharply challenged the beliefs of his age. In On Liberty, one of the sacred texts of liberalism, he argues that any democracy risks becoming a 'tyranny of opinion' in

O svobodě myšlení a slova - Mill John Stuart

John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) je nejvlivnějším anglicky mluvícím filozofem 19. století. V anglosaském světě patří mezi nejznámější Millovy texty jeho spis O svobodě, který vyšel v roce 1859 a z kterého vám předkládáme druhou kapitolu O svobodě myšlení a slova. Toto nově

Vybrané spisy o etice, společnosti a politice II - Hippokratés

Od svého otce zdědil John Stuart Mill zájem o institucionální, politickou a právní reformu a také kontakt s osobou i dílem Jeremyho Benthama, pod vlivem autorů jako Coleridge, Carlyle, Goethe či Wordsworth se radikalismus původní verze utilitarismu pokusil zmírnit a více

On Liberty and Other Essays (Mill John Stuart)(Paperback)

This volume, containing Mill's 'On Liberty', 'Utilitarianism', 'Considerations of Representative Government', and 'The Subjection of Women', draws together the basic ideas of liberalism that, although radical in their time, have gained recognition as comprehensive and relevant fundamentals of

On Liberty (Mill John Stuart)(Paperback / softback)

Explores the risks and responsibilities of liberty. Examining the tyranny that can come both from government and from the herd-like opinion of the majority, this title proposes a freedom to think, unite, and pursue our pleasures as the most important freedoms, as long as we cause no harm to

Essays on Ethics, Religion and Society (Mill John Stuart)(Paperback)

Liberty Fund is pleased to make available in paperback eight of the original thirty-three cloth volumes of the Collected Works of John Stuart Mill that were first published by the University of Toronto Press that remain most relevant to liberty and responsibility in the twenty-first century. Born

On Liberty (Mill John Stuart)(Paperback)

No one can be a great thinker who does not recognise, that as a thinker it is his first duty to follow his intellect to whatever conclusions it may lead. Truth gains more even by the errors of one who, with due study and preparation, thinks for himself, than by the true opinions of those who only

Utilitarianism and Other Essays (Mill John Stuart)(Paperback)

One of the most important nineteenth-century schools of thought, Utilitarianism propounds the view that the value or rightness of an action rests in how well it promotes the welfare of those affected by it, aiming for 'the greatest happiness of the greatest number'. Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) was

On Liberty, Utilitarianism and Other Essays (Mill John Stuart)(Paperback)

'it is only the cultivation of individuality which produces, or can produce, well developed human beings' Mill's four essays, 'On Liberty', 'Utilitarianism', 'Considerations on Representative Government', and 'The Subjection of Women' examine the most central issues that face liberal democratic

Me - Elton John Official Autobiography (John Elton)(Paperback / softback)

Principles of Political Economy: And Chapters on Socialism (Mill John Stuart)(Paperback)

This volume unites, for the first time, Books IV and V of Mill's great treatise on political economy with his fragmentary Chapters on Socialism. It shows him applying his classical economic theory to policy questions of lasting concern: the desirability of sustained growth of national wealth and

Assisted: An Autobiography (Stockton John)(Paperback)

John Virgo: Say Goodnight, JV - My Autobiography (Virgo John)(Paperback / softback)

John G. Paton: An Autobiography (Paton James)(Paperback)

Abridged from the original autobiography by John G. Paton. The story of the Scottish missionary pioneer John Gibson Paton (1824-1907). Born in Dumfrieshire, trained at Medical school and spent 10 years as city missionary in Glasgow and had felt compelled by God to be a missionary in the South sea

Windswept & Interesting : My Autobiography - Billy Connolly

In his first full-length autobiography, comedy legend and national treasure Billy Connolly reveals the truth behind his windswept and interesting life.Born in a tenement flat in Glasgow in 1942, orphaned by the age of 4, and a survivor of appalling abuse at the hands of his own family, Billy's life

John Major - The Autobiography (Major John)(Paperback / softback)

'The best memoir by a senior politician for years.' Simon Jenkins, Sunday

On Liberty (Mill John Stuart)(Paperback / softback)

'Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign.' To this 'one very simple principle' the whole of Mill's essay On Liberty is dedicated. While many of his immediate predecessors and contemporaries, from Adam Smith to Godwin and Thoreau, had celebrated liberty, it was Mill who

But Seriously - An Autobiography (McEnroe John)(Paperback / softback)

Legendary tennis star and expert commentator John McEnroe's long-awaited follow-up to the Sunday Times and international bestseller Serious. 'Who can forget the shouty bad boy, infamous for his temper! Now a respected elder statesman of tennis, his fascinating memoir reveals all'

Driven: An Elegy to Cars, Roads & Motorsport (Aston John)(Paperback)

Driven is John Aston's hugely entertaining motoring autobiography. This ambitious and far ranging book begins with his early days as a teenage car enthusiast and race marshal in the late 1960s before covering the wide range of subjects close to his heart. These include the best and worst of

Me: Elton John Official Autobiography (John Elton)(Paperback)

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A riveting, laugh-til-you-cry, heartfelt page-turner.--Entertainment Weekly Elton John is the most enduringly successful singer-songwriter of all time. His life is extraordinary, packed with incredible highs and lows, from a troubled childhood to chart-topping