A landmark of moral philosophy and an ideal introduction to ethics, this famous work balances the claims of individuals and society, declaring that all actions should produce the greatest happiness overall. It remains as relevant today as it was to intellectual and moral dilemmas of the 19th century. Reprint of the Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, London, 1871 edition.
On Liberty by John Stuart Mill Mill's eloquent 1859 treatise asks and answers provocative questions relating to the boundaries of social authority and individual sovereignty in a democratic society. Enduringly influential study.
The Subjection of Women by John Stuart Mill This landmark in the struggle for human rights, written by the great English philosopher, argues for equality in all legal, political, social and domestic relations between men and women.
Philosophy of Scientific Method by John Stuart Mill, Ernest Nagel Features extracts from Mills' A System of Logic and other major works to consider names and propositions; reasoning; induction; operations subsidiary to induction; the logic of the moral sciences; political economy.