1st Edition

An Analysis of John Stuart Mill's On Liberty

96 Pages
by Macat Library

96 Pages
by Macat Library

96 Pages
by Macat Library

In his wonderfully clear and cogent essay On Liberty , Mill contends that individuals should be as free as possible from interference by government. Proposing that individual fulfilment is the surest route to collective happiness, he argues passionately against the "tyranny of the majority," and sets out to create an alternative view of a practical politics that sets proper limits on the powers... Read more

Ways in to the text 

Who was John Stuart Mill? 

What does On Liberty Say? 

Why does On Liberty Matter? 

Section 1: Influences 

Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context 

Module 2: Academic Context 

Module 3: The Problem 

Module 4: The Author's Contribution 

Section 2: Ideas 

Module 5: Main Ideas 

Module 6: Secondary Ideas 

Module 7: Achievement 

Module 8: Place in the Author's Work 

Section 3: Impact 

Module 9: The First Responses 

Module 10: The Evolving Debate 

Module 11: Impact and Influence Today 

Module 12: Where Next? 

Glossary of Terms 

People Mentioned in the Text 

Works Cited

Biography

Dr Ashleigh Campi is visiting lecturer in the Department of Politics at Scripps College. She holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Chicago.

Dr Lindsay Scorgie Porter is visiting Assistant Professor in Politics at the University of Western Ontario. She holds a PhD in Politics and International Studies from the University of Cambridge and an MSc in Global Politics from the London School of Economics.