TY - BOOK ID - 80826618 TI - Mill's On liberty : a critical guide PY - 2008 SN - 9780511575181 9780521873567 9780521182805 0511464460 9780511464461 9780511465208 0511465203 0511575181 0521873568 1107198038 9781107198036 1281982628 9781281982629 9786611982621 6611982620 0511462891 9780511462894 0511462131 9780511462139 0511463685 9780511463686 0521182808 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Liberty KW - Civil liberty KW - Emancipation KW - Freedom KW - Liberation KW - Personal liberty KW - Democracy KW - Natural law KW - Political science KW - Equality KW - Libertarianism KW - Social control KW - Mill, John Stuart, KW - Liberty. KW - Arts and Humanities KW - Philosophy UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:80826618 AB - John Stuart Mill's essay On Liberty, published in 1859, has had a powerful impact on philosophical and political debates ever since its first appearance. This volume of essays covers the whole range of problems raised in and by the essay, including the concept of liberty, the toleration of diversity, freedom of expression, the value of allowing 'experiments in living', the basis of individual liberty, multiculturalism and the claims of minority cultural groups. Mill's views have been fiercely contested, and they are at the centre of many contemporary debates. The essays are by leading scholars, who systematically and eloquently explore Mill's views from various perspectives. The volume will appeal to a wide range of readers including those interested in political philosophy and the history of ideas. ER -