false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172279353m/159480.jpg 159480 2 Together, these two essays mark the philosophic cornerstone of democratic morality and represent a thought-provoking search for the true balance between the rights of the individual and the power of the state.  Thoroughly schooled in the principles of the utilitarian movement founded by Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill nevertheless brings his own unique intellectual energy to issues such individual freedom, equality, authority, happiness, justice, and virtue. <i>On Liberty</i> is Mill's famous examination of the nature of individuality and its crucial role in any social system that expected to remain creative and vital.  Utilitarian brilliantly expounds a pragmatic ethic based on one controversial proposition:  actions are right only if they promote the common good and wrong if they do not.  While much of Mill's thinking was eventually adopted by socialists, it is in today's democratic societies--with their troubling issues of crime, freedom of speech, and the boundaries of personal liberty--that his work resounds most powerfully. 265657 1992 On Liberty and Utilitarianism (Bantam Classics) total:51|5:14|4:18|3:12|2:6|1:1| 51 191 73 2 159480 0553214144 9780553214147 50 2 3.75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172279353m/159480.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/159480.On_Liberty_and_Utilitarianism 3 0 false Sun Oct 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 22:01:19 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 22:44:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 159480 0553214144 9780553214147 50 2 3.75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172279353m/159480.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/159480.On_Liberty_and_Utilitarianism 5 0 false Sat May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Mon Jan 05 09:18:19 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 09:18:19 -0800 2009
On Liberty evinces the most lucid and sublime deployment of the English language I've ever read.

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