{"product_id":"on-liberty-illustrated","title":"On Liberty (Illustrated)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cspan\u003ePublished in 1859, John Stuart Mill’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn Liberty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e presents one of the most eloquent defenses of individual freedom in nineteenth-century social and political philosophy and is today perhaps the most widely-read liberal argument in support of the value of liberty. In his seminal work, Mill attempts to establish standards for the relationship between authority and liberty. He emphasizes the importance of individuality which he conceived as a prerequisite to the higher pleasures—the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esummum bonum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of Utilitarianism. Furthermore, Mill criticized the errors of past attempts to defend individuality where, for example, democratic ideals resulted in the “tyranny of the majority.” Among the standards established in this work are Mill's three basic liberties of individuals, his three legitimate objections to government intervention, and his two maxims regarding the relationship of the individual to society \"which together form the entire doctrine of [Mill's] Essay.\"\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books Prime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45912023335103,"sku":"56056406-3374-49f9-a649-9dd4bcf71c3c","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/7550\/7647\/files\/fbe04ae2a92ff789713ac41150f2a9b5.jpg?v=1785005183","url":"https:\/\/books-prime.com\/products\/on-liberty-illustrated","provider":"Books Prime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}