The Routledge Guidebook to Mill's on Liberty by Riley, Jonathan -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents Series editor’s Preface Preface to the first edition Preface to this edition Part I: General Introduction

1. Mill and the Liberty

Mill’s life and work ‘Text-book of a single truth’ Early reaction Current status Suggestions for further reading Notes

Part II: The Argument of on Liberty

2. Introductory (Chapter I, paras 1–16)

Stages of liberty (I.1–5) Absence of a general principle (I.6–8) The exceptional case of religious belief (I.7) ‘One very simple principle’ (I.9–10) Utilitarian form of argument (I.11–12) Self-regarding conduct (I.12) From one very simple principle to the maxim of self-regarding liberty (I.9–12) The self-regarding sphere (I.12) Absolute priority of self-regarding liberty (I.7, 10, 13) The growing danger of social repression (I.14–15) Suggestions for further reading Notes

3. Of the liberty of thought and discussion (Chapter II, paras 1–44)

4. Of individuality, as one of the elements of well-being (Chapter III, paras 1–19) 96

The grounds of liberty of action (III.1) The worth of spontaneous action (III.2–6) The worth of obedience to social rules (III.3–6, 9, 17) An ideal type of individual character (III.5–9) Utilitarian case for the equal right to liberty (III.10–19) Holes in the case? Suggestions for further reading Notes

The nature of utilitarian coercion (IV.1–3) The nature of self-regarding acts (IV.4–7) The self–other distinction: some objections answered (IV.8–12) ‘Gross usurpations upon the liberty of private life’ (IV.13–21) Suggestions for further reading Notes

6. Applications (Chapter V, paras 1–23)

Part III: Mill’s Doctrine in Outline

7. The structure of Mill’s doctrine of liberty

Key concepts The ‘one very simple principle’ Prevention of harm to others is necessary but not sufficient for coercive interference The maxim of self-regarding liberty The maxim of social authority Determining which non-consensual harms to others are wrongful Wrongful harm The right of self-regarding liberty is inalienable Prevention of wrongful harm to others is necessary but not sufficient for coercive interference Necessary and sufficient conditions for coercive interference Multiple harm principles Multiple liberty principles Beyond Mill’s principles? Suggestions for further reading Notes

Part IV: General Issues

8. Liberal utilitarianism

9. Liberty, individuality and custom

10. The doctrine of Liberty in practice

Bibliography Index