Liberty and Control in J. S. Mill Reconsidered
ABSTRACT
This conference examined Mill's views on liberty, primarily through the lens of Joseph Hamburger's interpretation in John Stuart Mill on Liberty and Control. Hamburger's view was that Mill was more concerned with authority and control than was usually understood, calling into question Mill's defense of individual liberty. In addition, there were readings from Mill that may either challenge or confirm Hamburger's position.
READING LIST
Conference Readings
Hamburger, Joseph. John Stuart Mill on Liberty and Control. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1999.
Mill, John Stuart. The Collected Works of John Stuart Mill, Volume XVIII - Essays on Politics and Society. Edited by John M. Robson. Toronto: Toronto University Press, 1977.
Mill, John Stuart. On Liberty. Edited by Elizabeth Rapaport. Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., 1978.
Mill, John Stuart. The Collected Works of John Stuart Mill, Volume XXII - Newspaper Writings. Edited by Ann P. Robson and John M. Robson. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1986.
Mill, John Stuart. The Collected Works of John Stuart Mill, Volume VIII - A System of Logic Ratiocinative and Inductive. Edited by J. M. Robson. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, Inc., 2006.
Mill, John Stuart. Principles of Political Economy (The Collected Works of John Stuart Mill, Volumes 2 and 3). Edited by J. M. Robson. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, Inc., 2006.