John Stuart Mill and Freedom of Expression

Taylor & Francis

The arguments advanced in the second chapter of On Liberty (1859) have become the touchstone for practically every discussion of freedom of speech, yet the broader development of John Stuart Mill's ideas concerning intellectual liberty has generally been neglected. This work attempts to fill that lacuna by looking beyond On Liberty, in order to understand the evolution of Mill's ideas concerning freedom of thought and discussion.\n > INTRODUCTION; Part 1; Chapter 1 worthy successor; Chapter 2 The aftermath of the \u2018mental crisis\u2019; Chapter 3 Coleridgian agendas; Chapter 4 Joint productions?; Part 2; Chapter 5 On Liberty : the 1859 response; Chapter 6 Liberty, Equality, Fraternity; Chapter 7 On Liberty : recent interpretations; Chapter 8 Exceptions to freedom of thought and discussion; Part 3; Chapter 9 After On Liberty : from theory to reality; Chapter 10; Conclusion; > \n'...it is clear that O'Rourke has performed a valuable service for Mill scholars everywhere. Alan H.