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John Stuart Mill

John Stuart Mill

Born 20 May 1806 · Died 8 May 1873

From Pentonville, England, United Kingdom · Nationality: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland · Writes nonfiction

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John Stuart Mill (20 May 1806 – 8 May 1873), usually cited as J. S. Mill, was a British philosopher, political economist, and civil servant. One of the most influential thinkers in the history of liberalism, he contributed widely to social theory, political theory, and political economy.

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Quotes

  • “It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied.”
    Utilitarianism, Chapter 2
  • “It is not because men’s desires are strong that they act ill; it is because their consciences are weak.”
    On Liberty 1859
  • “Human nature is not a machine to be built after a model, and set to do exactly the work prescribed for it, but a tree, which requires to grow and develop itself on all sides, according to the tendency of the inward forces which make it a living thing.”
    On Liberty, Chapter III
  • “A pupil from whom nothing is ever demanded which he cannot do never does all he can.”
    Autobiography, p. 32

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Books by John Stuart Mill in order

Books by John Stuart Mill in the order they were published, from A System of Logic, Ratiocinative and Inductive (1843) to John Stuart Mill (2018).

  1. 1A System of Logic, Ratiocinative and InductiveA System of Logic, Ratiocinative and Inductive1843
  2. 2A System of LogicA System of Logic1846
  3. 3Principles of Political EconomyPrinciples of Political Economy1848
  4. 4Dissertations and DiscussionsDissertations and Discussions1859
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  5. 5On LibertyOn Liberty1859
  6. 6Considerations on Representative GovernmentConsiderations on Representative Government1861
  7. 7UtilitarianizmUtilitarianizm1863
  8. 8Auguste Comte and PositivismAuguste Comte and Positivism1865
  9. 9Collected WorksCollected Works1869
  10. 10The Subjection of WomenThe Subjection of Women1869
  11. 11On Liberty; The Subjection of WomenOn Liberty; The Subjection of Women1873
  12. 12The Autobiography of John Stuart MillThe Autobiography of John Stuart Mill1873
  13. 13Nature, the Utility of Religion, and TheismNature, the Utility of Religion, and Theism1874
  14. 14The Basic Writings of John Stuart MillThe Basic Writings of John Stuart Mill2002
  15. 15Sobre La LibertadSobre La Libertad2008
  16. 16J.S. MillJ.S. Mill2010
  17. 17Later Letters of John Stuart Mill 1849-1873Later Letters of John Stuart Mill 1849-18732017
  18. 18John Stuart MillJohn Stuart Mill2018
  19. 19Chapters on SocialismChapters on Socialism
  20. 20John Stuart Mill on Politics and SocietyJohn Stuart Mill on Politics and Society
  21. 21Utilitarianism, On Liberty, and Essay on BenthamUtilitarianism, On Liberty, and Essay on Bentham

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