On Liberty

By: John Stuart Mill on Podiobooks.com
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  • "On Liberty," a seminal work by philosopher John Stuart Mill. Mill felt there were no definite standards for defining what society has standing to regulate and punish, and what is solely the business of individual to choose for themselves, if they accept the consequences to themselves. It is a discussion that needs to be remembered, and it is a discussion that needs to be revived in the modern world. Liberty still matters.
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  • On Liberty - Thank you!

    On Liberty - Thank you!
    Aug 17 2014

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    2 mins
  • On Liberty Chapter 5

    On Liberty Chapter 5
    Jun 30 2014

    CHAPTER V. APPLICATIONS.

     "The principles asserted in these pages must be more generally admitted as the basis for discussion of details, before a consistent application of them to all the various departments of government and morals can be attempted with any prospect of advantage. The few observations I propose to make on questions of detail, are designed to illustrate the principles, rather than to follow them out to their consequences."
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • On Liberty Chapter 4

    On Liberty Chapter 4
    Jun 30 2014

    CHAPTER IV. OF THE LIMITS TO THE AUTHORITY OF SOCIETY OVER THE INDIVIDUAL.

    "What, then, is the rightful limit to the sovereignty of the individual over himself? Where does the authority of society begin? How much of human life should be assigned to individuality, and how much to society?"
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    57 mins

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