The Collected Works of John Stuart Mill (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Utilitarianism, The Subjection of Women, On Liberty, Principles of Political Economy, A System of Logic, Ratiocinative and Inductive, Memoirs…By John Stuart Mill
Length139h 17m
About this audiobook
The Collected Works of John Stuart Mill gathers the writings of one of the nineteenth century's most influential liberal thinkers, ranging across logic, political economy, ethics, social theory, religion, and representative government. Its prose is characteristically lucid, argumentative, and reformist: Mill combines the precision of analytic philosophy with the moral urgency of Victorian public debate. Read together, these volumes illuminate the intellectual architecture behind utilitarianism, liberty of thought, women's emancipation, and democratic institutions in an age of industrial and imperial transformation. John Stuart Mill was shaped by an extraordinary education devised by his father, James Mill, and by the utilitarian circle of Jeremy Bentham. Yet his later intellectual crisis, his encounter with Romantic poetry, and his partnership with Harriet Taylor Mill deepened his philosophy beyond strict Benthamism. These experiences help explain the humane breadth of his work: a persistent effort to reconcile individual freedom with social progress, rational inquiry with emotional cultivation, and reform with moral responsibility. This collection is indispensable for readers seeking the foundations of modern liberalism and the debates that still animate public life. Scholars, students, and thoughtful general readers will find in Mill not merely a historical figure, but a rigorous interlocutor on freedom, equality, education, and the ethical limits of power.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
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GenrePhilosophy
Length139 hrs 17 mins
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Table of contents
1The Collected Works of John Stuart Mill (Annotated)
26Chapter V Applications
2Introduction
27Preface
3Author Biography
28Introductory
4Historical Context
29A Sketch Of The History Of Political Economy
5Synopsis (Selection)
30Books For Consultation
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6Utilitarianism
31Preliminary Remarks
7CHAPTER I GENERAL REMARKS
32Book I Production
8CHAPTER II WHAT UTILITARIANISM IS
33Chapter I Of The Requisites Of Production
9CHAPTER III OF THE ULTIMATE SANCTION OF THE PRINCIPLE OF UTILITY
341. The Requisites of Production are Two: Labor, and Appropriate Natural Objects
10CHAPTER IV OF WHAT SORT OF PROOF THE PRINCIPLE OF UTILITY IS SUSCEPTIBLE
352. The Second Requisite of Production, Labor
11CHAPTER V ON THE CONNEXION BETWEEN JUSTICE AND UTILITY
363. Of Capital as a Requisite of Production
12The Subjection of Women
37Chapter II Of Unproductive Labor
13Chapter I
381. Definition of Productive and Unproductive Labor
14Chapter II
392. Productive and Unproductive Consumption
15Chapter III
403. Distinction Between Labor for the Supply of Productive Consumption and Labor for the Supply of Unproductive Consumption
16Chapter IV
41Chapter III Of Capital
17On Liberty
421. Capital is Wealth Appropriated to Reproductive Employment
18Preface
432. More Capital Devoted to Production than Actually Employed in it
19I
443. Examination of Cases Illustrative of the Idea of Capital
20II
45Chapter IV Fundamental Propositions Respecting Capital
21III
461. Industry is Limited by Capital
22Chapter I Introductory
472. Increase of Capital gives Increased Employment to Labor, Without Assignable Bounds
23Chapter II of the Liberty of Thought and Discussion
483. Capital is the result of Saving, and all Capital is Consumed
24Chapter III of Individuality, as One of the Elements of Well-being
494. Capital is kept up by Perpetual Reproduction, as shown by the Recovery of Countries from Devastation
25Chapter IV of the Limits to the Authority of Society Over the Individual
505. Effects of Defraying Government Expenditure by Loans
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