In On Liberty, John Stuart Mill advocated individual liberty based on a philosophical concept called utilitarianism, or the greatest happiness for the greater number. This intellectual tradition rejects natural rights, such as those in Jefferson's Declaration of Independence. Despite beginning with a different theoretical foundation than natural rights proponents, Mill reaches a similar conclusion, that diversity in individual thought and action ultimately benefits society.
Vindication of the Rights of Woman examines the tumultuous life of Mary Wollstonecraft and the social conditions against which she struggled. It explores her call for female independence against the backdrop of 18th-century England, the French Revolution, and the changing role of women. Mary Wollstonecraftt lived the life she advocated, defying accepted customs for female employment, marriage, and family life.
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"This book has some essays on the origin and nature of subjection of women. How women could liberate themselves from patriarchal system and patriarchal thinking." — Ghadah (4 out of 5 stars)
"This book has some essays on the origin and nature of subjection of women. How women could liberate themselves from patriarchal system and patriarchal thinking."
" Mill at his most sympathetic. "
" My pretty feminist "
" Only read On Liberty "
David Gordon is the author of the novels Mystery Girl, now a major motion picture in Japan, and The Serialist, which won the VCU Cabell First Novel Award and was a finalist for an Edgar Award. He is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and the Columbia MFA program and also holds a master’s in English and comparative literature from Columbia. He has worked as a screenwriter and a magazine editor.
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