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2d ed. |
| Description |
vii, 172 p. 20 cm. |
| Series |
Social science series. 28
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| Note |
"The first three essays in this volume were published five years ago in Time, and are mainly occupied with a criticism of Mr. Herbert Spencer's The man versus the state, and of certain parts of J.S. Mill's Liberty. The fourth essay appeared in the Contemporary review for June, 1887." -- Pref. |
| Contents |
Preface.--Mr. Herbert Spencer's individualism and his conception of society.--The state versus Mr. Herbert Spencer.--Individual liberty and state interference.--The political philosophy of Thomas Hill Green.--Appendix: The distinction between society and the state.--The conception of sovereignty.--Utilitarianism. |
| Subject |
Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903.
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Mill, John Stuart, 1806-1873.
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Green, Thomas Hill, 1836-1882.
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Political science.
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