Project Gutenberg 2011-11-25 Public domain in the USA. 680 Mill, John Stuart 1806 1873 Mill, J. S. (John Stuart) 09011105 Socialism Produced by Adrian Mastronardi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Socialism" by John Stuart Mill is a philosophical treatise that reflects on social and economic structures written in the late 19th century. In this work, Mill explores the implications and critiques of socialism, addressing how various systems of property and social organization can impact the public good and the welfare of the working class. The text serves to analyze key tenets of socialism and to discuss the interplay between existing institutions and potential reforms in social arrangements. At the start of the book, Mill outlines the historical context of political reform, emphasizing the rise of the working class and manhood suffrage as a significant shift in power dynamics. He argues that as these changes become established, new political ideas and doctrines will gain traction, particularly among the working classes who may challenge the existing order of private property. Mill sets the stage for a thorough examination of socialism by acknowledging the failings of current societal structures, particularly their inability to adequately provide for the impoverished. The opening chapters lay the groundwork for a discussion on whether existing principles of property and economics truly serve the greater good or if they perpetuate inequality and suffering, and he suggests this examination must be conducted without bias or prejudice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 43.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Socialism Utilitarianism HX Text Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Politics Category: Economics 197679 2025-08-15T12:04:37.705055 text/html 195813 2021-01-08T07:43:12 text/html 178372 2025-08-15T12:04:44.697035 application/epub+zip 179054 2025-08-15T12:04:41.251077 application/epub+zip 130338 2025-08-15T12:04:39.830057 application/epub+zip 289453 2025-08-15T12:04:47.034119 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275058 2025-08-15T12:04:43.766050 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211615 2022-09-17T12:06:16.272042 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 177891 2025-08-15T12:04:37.281077 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 177728 2021-01-08T07:43:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 177720 2021-01-08T07:43:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20817 2025-08-15T12:04:47.168007 application/rdf+xml 12208 2025-08-15T12:04:40.370044 image/jpeg 3205 2025-08-15T12:04:40.123046 image/jpeg 63530 2021-01-08T07:43:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 108187 2021-01-08T07:43:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 63493 2021-01-08T07:43:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 178142 2025-08-15T12:04:37.724062 application/octet-stream application/zip 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 en.wikipedia