Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2011-01-10 Public domain in the USA. 8291 Mill, John Stuart 1806 1873 Mill, J. S. (John Stuart) On Liberty Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Liberty Introductory -- Of the liberty of thought and discussion -- Of individuality, as one of the elements of well-being -- Of the limits to the authority of society over the individual -- Applications. Produced by Curtis Weyant, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "On Liberty" by John Stuart Mill is a philosophical essay written in the mid-19th century. The work primarily discusses the nature and limits of civil or social liberty, emphasizing the importance of individual freedom against societal authority. Mill seeks to establish a framework that protects individuality and self-expression, which he argues are essential for human progress. The opening of the essay introduces Mill's exploration of the concept of liberty, contrasting it with authority and addressing the historical struggle between individual rights and government control. He highlights the evolution of societal views on governance and individualism, arguing that the necessity for society to impose restrictions on personal freedom must be strictly justified. Mill asserts that interference should only occur to prevent harm to others, emphasizing the sovereignty of the individual over their own body and mind. This sets the stage for his broader discussions on the rights of individuals and the role of society in governing conduct, making a compelling case for the protection of personal liberties in the face of societal pressures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 43.3 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Liberty JC Text Philosophy Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Politics Category: Philosophy & Ethics 356725 2025-06-14T09:26:16.461453 text/html 357814 2019-08-12T10:42:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 126662 2019-08-12T10:43:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 198582 2025-06-14T09:26:23.021364 application/epub+zip 201456 2025-06-14T09:26:18.453430 application/epub+zip 201457 2025-06-14T09:26:17.191405 application/epub+zip 333802 2025-06-14T09:26:26.516351 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 304057 2025-06-14T09:26:22.173372 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275125 2022-09-16T05:51:02.831222 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 331210 2025-06-14T09:26:16.010413 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 331063 2019-08-12T10:42:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 120163 2019-08-12T10:43:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 331057 2019-08-12T10:42:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 120116 2019-08-12T10:43:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20739 2025-06-14T09:26:26.672416 application/rdf+xml 10173 2025-06-14T09:26:17.748410 image/jpeg 2921 2025-06-14T09:26:17.466424 image/jpeg 187137 2025-06-14T09:26:16.493405 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia