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John Stuart Mill
1806–1873
A leading 19th-century thinker, he wrote vividly about liberty, utility, representative government, and the rights of women. His books still shape debates about free speech, individuality, and how societies should balance personal freedom with the common good.
18 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
The Subjection of Women
by John Stuart Mill
Utilitarianism
by John Stuart Mill
Considerations on Representative Government
by John Stuart Mill
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive, 7th Edition, Vol. I
by John Stuart Mill
Essays on some unsettled Questions of Political Economy
by John Stuart Mill
Socialism
by John Stuart Mill
Autobiography
by John Stuart Mill
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive, 7th Edition, Vol. II
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
Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of John Stuart Mill
by John Stuart Mill
Om Tanke- och Yttrandefrihet
by John Stuart Mill
About the author
Born in London on May 20, 1806, he was the son of historian and philosopher James Mill and received an unusually rigorous education from childhood. He went on to become one of the most influential English-language philosophers of the 19th century, while also working for the East India Company for many years.
His best-known works include On Liberty, Utilitarianism, Considerations on Representative Government, and The Subjection of Women. Across philosophy, politics, and economics, he argued for individual freedom, careful reasoning, and reforms that could improve both personal life and public institutions.
He was also deeply shaped by Harriet Taylor, whom he described as an important intellectual partner and later married. Mill died in Avignon, France, on May 8, 1873, but his writing remains widely read for its clarity, moral seriousness, and practical concern for how people can live well together.