Has Anyone Read The Book Called On Liberty by John Stewart Mill?

[Cornell Fiji]

I read this as a freshman and fell in love with it. Mill's writings on the topic of utilitarianism changed my outlook on life. I wish I could add more to the discussion but its been a while, maybe I will find the book and reread it...

-Steve

[XxGodJrxX]

All of John Stuart Mill's essays should be required reading for everybody (period). I think the "tyranny of the majority" is very evident throughout the world, even in the United States. Examples include not being "patriotic". After 9/11, almost everybody gave the reason "they hate democracy" for what happened on that day (which I think it idiotic). Anybody that did not agree with such a statement was blasted as unpatriotic and shunned. Another example, most of the country is heterosexual, and the seven or eight percent of the homosexuals in the country are refused the right to get married, adopt children, teach in public schools, etc.

I think that if people were better informed and more open to other ideas, while not necessarily agreeing with them, things would be a lot better for the reasons that Mill states in "On Liberty", "Utilitarianism", and "The Subjection of Women".

[Bodhi]

You are embarking on a wonderful journey. Mill is great, and there's lots, lots more to read afterwards.

[PokerProdigy]

Good point sir.

[lehighguy]

There was a book like this I was really exceited to read but my mom lost in the move. It was by a French author and written when America was quite young. Can't think of author or title right now.

[Bodhi]

DeToqueville?

[sfer]

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DeToqueville?

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Typically in two volumes. The first is much better than the second.