This volume includes the complete essay in five chapters: Introductory; Of the Liberty of Thought and Discussion; Of Individuality, as One of the Elements of Well-being; Of the Limits to the Authority of Society over the Individual; and Applications. With a fine introduction by editor Alburey Castell, this edition also includes line numbers for easy reference, a list of principal dates in the life of John Stuart Mill, and a bibliography.
约翰•穆勒(John Stuart Mill,1806—1873)是19世纪英国著名的哲学家、经济学家、政治理论家,西方近代自由主义最重要的代表人物之一。因其对个人自由的热情辩护并以清晰的逻辑对自由主义原理作出了杰出阐释,而被尊称为“自由主义之圣”。