On Liberty by John Stuart Mill

John Stuart Mill

John Stuart Mill explains “The subject of this Essay is not the so-called Liberty of the Will, so unfortunately opposed to the misnamed doctrine of Philosophical Necessity; but Civil, or Social Liberty: the nature and limits of the power which can be legitimately exercised by society over the individual.” This timeless essay addresses points that resonate into our twenty-first century world.

Bibliographic Record

Contents

Front Matter

LONDON: LONGMAN, ROBERTS & GREEN, 1869 NEW YORK: BARTLEBY.COM, 1999

1. Introductory
2. Of the Liberty of Thought and Discussion
3. Of Individuality, as One of the Elements of Well-Being
4. Of the Limits to the Authority of Society over the Individual
5. Applications