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Mill argues for representative government, the ideal form of government in his opinion. One of the more notable ideas Mill puts forth in the book is that the business of government representatives is not to make legislation. Instead Mill suggests that representative bodies such... Read Full Overview

By some minds, government is conceived as strictly a practical art, giving rise to no questions but those of means and an end. Forms of government are assimilated to any other expedients for the attainment of human objects. They are regarded as wholly an affair of invention and... Read Full Overview

In this powerful work, John Stuart Mill sets forth representative government as the most sensible compromise between unreflective rule by the masses and the self-indulgence of the few. The reader may sense that Mill is being pulled in opposing directions: steadfastly committed... Read Full Overview

Considerations of a Representative Government is a classic political science essay by John Stuart Mill. Those who have done me the honor of reading my previous political essays will probably receive no strong impression of novelty from the present volume; for the principles are... Read Full Overview

John Stuart Mill (1806 - 1873), British philosopher, political economist, civil servant and Member of Parliament, was an influential liberal thinker of the 19th century. He addressed matters of social concern in Principles of Political Economy (1848).

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Those who have done me the honor of reading my previous writings will probably receive no strong impression of novelty from the present volume; for the principles are those to which I have been working up during the greater part of my life, and most of the practical suggestions... Read Full Overview

Classic from the year 2008 in the subject Philosophy - Philosophy of the 19th Century, language: English, abstract: Those who have done me the honour of reading my previous writings will probably receive no strong impression of novelty from the present volume; for the principles... Read Full Overview

Considerations on Representative Government is a political philosophy book written by John Stuart Mill in 1861. The book examines the nature of democracy and representative government, and discusses the benefits and drawbacks of different forms of government. Mill argues that... Read Full Overview

Mills believed that representative government was the best form of government and he outlines his rather unique ideals as to how it should work in this book. This is one of the foundational works for classic liberalism.

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In this powerful work, John Stuart Mill sets forth representative government as the most sensible compromise between unreflective rule by the masses and the self-indulgence of the few. The reader may sense that Mill is being pulled in opposing directions: steadfastly committed... Read Full Overview