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

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 (Mill John Stuart)(Paperback / softback)

Utilitarianism (Mill John Stuart)(Paperback / softback)

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 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

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

The Socialist Awakening: What's Different Now about the Left (Judis John B.)(Paperback)

Who are the young people rallying behind Bernie Sanders for president? The Socialist Awakeningbrilliantly explains how a new generation has rediscovered socialism (but not in the traditional Marxist guise) driven by their growing anxiety and uncertainty about access to education, healthcare and the

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

The Restless Wave: My Two Lives with John Bellany (Bellany Helen)(Paperback)

Helen Bellany, twice married to the artist John Bellany, recalls their lives together in Scotland, London, and Italy, John's rise from rebellious art student to internationally recognized artist, and the human cost inherent in creating great art.Inspired by the sea and the fishing community he was

Little Pilgrim's Progress: From John Bunyan's Classic (Taylor Helen L.)(Paperback)

Fifty-five years ago, Helen L. Taylor took John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress and simplified the vocabulary and concepts for young readers while keeping the storyline intact. The result was a classic in itself, which has now sold over 600,000 copies. It's both a simple adventure story and a profound

Socialist Heritage: The Politics of Past and Place in Romania (Grama Emanuela)(Paperback)

Focusing on Romania from 1945 to 2016, Socialist Heritage explores the socialist state's attempt to create its own heritage, as well as the legacy of that project. Contrary to arguments that the socialist regimes of Central and Eastern Europe aimed to erase the pre-war history of the socialist

Heaven Lies About Us (McCabe Eugene)(Paperback / softback)

In these twelve stories, Eugene McCabe plumbs the soul of the Irishborder counties, where confusion, divided loyalties, and conflict arepart of everyday

Mill's Utilitarianism (Daniel David Mills)(Paperback)

Briefly: Mill's Utilitarianism is a summarized version of John Stuart Mill's original treatise, which is designed to assist university and sixth-form students in acquiring knowledge and understanding of this key text. Based on, and page referenced to, George Sher's Hackett edition an important

Palestine: A Socialist Introduction (Awad Sumaya)(Paperback)

Palestine: A Socialist Introduction systematically tackles a number of important aspects of the Palestinian struggle for liberation, contextualizing it in an increasingly polarized world and offering a socialist perspective on how full liberation can be won.Through an internationalist,

Marx and the Earth: An Anti-Critique (Foster John Bellamy)(Paperback)

In this compelling anti-critique the founders of the Eco-socialist school of thought respond to their chief intellectual

The Healing Bouquet: Exploring Bach Flower Remedies (McCabe Vinton)(Paperback)