A System of Logic, Ratiocinative and Inductive vs Essays on politics and society: Which Should You Read?

Cover of A System of Logic, Ratiocinative and Inductive A System of Logic, Ratiocinative and Inductive John Stuart Mill · 1843 ★★★★☆ 3.8 569 pages · ≈ 10 h 32 m · Challenging

This book deals on self-belief that social planning and political action should rely primarily on scientific knowledge, not on authority, custom, revelation, or prescription.

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Cover of Essays on politics and society Essays on politics and society John Stuart Mill · 1963 412 pages · ≈ 7 h 38 m · Moderate

'it is only the cultivation of individuality which produces, or can produce, well developed human beings' Mill's four essays, 'On Liberty', 'Utilitarianism', 'Considerations on Representative Government', and 'The…

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A System of Logic, Ratiocinative and InductiveEssays on politics and society
Ratings 41 —
Editions 113 7
Citations 1089 —
Film adaptations 1 —
Want to read 983 —
Reading it now 56 —
Written reviews 6 —
Wikipedia attention 543 —
Pages 569 412

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