John Stuart Mill's On Liberty (1860) continues to shape modern Western conceptions of individual freedom. In this volume, eight leading Mill scholars comment on this landmark work. Their essays, selected for their importance and accessibility, serve as an excellent introduction to this foundational text.
Über den Autor
Gerald Dworkin is professor at the University of Illinois and the University of California, Davis. He is the editor of the journal Ethics, the author of Theory and Practice of Autonomy (1988) and the editor of Morality, Harm, and the Law (1995)
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction, Gerald Dworkin; Mill and Milquetoast, David Lewis; John Stuart Mill and experiments in living, Elizabeth Anderson; John Stuart Mill and the harm of pornography, David Dyzenhaus; Mill and pornography, Robert Skipper; Paternalism, Gerald Dworkin; paternalism, utility and fairness, Richard Arneson; liberty and harm to others, David Lyons; offence to others, Joel Feinberg; the doctrine of liberty in its application to morals, James Fitjames Stephen.
Klappentext
John Stuart Mill's On Liberty (1860) continues to shape modern Western conceptions of individual freedom. In this volume, eight leading Mill scholars comment on this landmark work. Their essays, selected for their importance and accessibility, serve as an excellent introduction to this foundational text.
