On Liberty and the Subjection of Women (Penguin Classics) (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for On Liberty and the Subjection of Women Presents two works by the political and social radical English-speaking philosopher. One is regarded as a sacred text of liberalism. The other stresses the importance of equality for the sexes. These works provide a testimony to the hopes and anxieties of mid-Victorian England, and offer a consideration of what it truly means to be free.
Full description- Publisher: PENGUIN CLASSICS
- Published: 01 May 2007
- Format: Paperback 304 pages
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- Categories: Gender Studies: Women | Liberalism & Centre Democratic Ideologies | History Of Western Philosophy | Western Philosophy: C 1600 To C 1900 | Ethics & Moral Philosophy | Social & Political Philosophy
- ISBN 13: 9780141441474 ISBN 10: 014144147X
- Sales rank: 47,018
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Full description for On Liberty and the Subjection of Women
A prodigiously brilliant thinker who sharply challenged the beliefs of his age, the political and social radical John Stuart Mill was the most influential English-speaking philosopher of the nineteenth century. Regarded as one of the sacred texts of liberalism, his great work, "On Liberty" argues lucidly that any democracy risks becoming a tyranny of opinion' in which minority views are suppressed if they do not conform with those of the majority. Written in the same period as "On Liberty", shortly after the death of Mill's beloved wife and fellow-thinker Harriet, "The Subjection of Women" stresses the importance of equality for the sexes. Together, the works provide a fascinating testimony to the hopes and anxieties of mid-Victorian England, and offer a compelling consideration of what it truly means to be free.
