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John Stuart Mill
1806–1873
A brilliant and wide-ranging thinker, he wrote some of the nineteenth century’s most enduring arguments for liberty, reasoned debate, and individual dignity. His books still speak clearly to readers interested in freedom, ethics, politics, and social reform.
17 Audiobooks
On Liberty
by John Stuart Mill
A System of Logic, Ratiocinative and Inductive (Vol. 1 of 2)
by John Stuart Mill
A System of Logic, Ratiocinative and Inductive
by John Stuart Mill
Principles of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy
by John Stuart Mill
Considerations on Representative Government
by John Stuart Mill
The Subjection of Women
by John Stuart Mill
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive, 7th Edition, Vol. I
by John Stuart Mill
Utilitarianism
by John Stuart Mill
Socialism
by John Stuart Mill
Essays on some unsettled Questions of Political Economy
by John Stuart Mill
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive, 7th Edition, Vol. II
by John Stuart Mill
Autobiography
by John Stuart Mill
Auguste Comte and Positivism
by John Stuart Mill
The Contest in America
by John Stuart Mill
Vapaudesta
by John Stuart Mill
La libertà
by John Stuart Mill
Om Tanke- och Yttrandefrihet
by John Stuart Mill
About the author
Born in London in 1806, John Stuart Mill was educated from an unusually young age by his father, James Mill, and grew into one of the best-known philosophers and political economists of the Victorian era. He worked for the East India Company, served as a Member of Parliament, and became a major public voice in debates about liberty, representation, and social progress.
Mill is especially remembered for books such as On Liberty, Utilitarianism, The Subjection of Women, and Principles of Political Economy. Across these works, he defended freedom of thought and discussion, refined the utilitarian tradition he inherited, and argued that a good society should make room for individuality, moral growth, and serious disagreement.
His partnership with Harriet Taylor Mill was an important influence on his life and writing, and his support for women’s rights was strikingly bold for his time. He died in Avignon in 1873, but his work remains central to modern discussions of liberalism, ethics, democracy, and the limits of power.