Anarchism and Other Essays vs On Liberty: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Social and moral questions, Politics, Social conditions, Women, Philosophy, Nonfiction
Anarchism and Other Essays
“The history of human growth and development is at the same time the history of the terrible struggle of every new idea heralding the approach of a brighter dawn.”
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"Anarchism asserts the possibility of an organization without discipline, fear, or punishment, and without the pressure of poverty: a new social organism which will make an end to the terrible struggle for the means of…
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On Liberty
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Book digitized by Google from the library of the New York Public Library and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb.
Side by side
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- On Liberty has the widest readership — 44720 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Anarchism and Other Essays | On Liberty | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (7401) | 4.0 (44720) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (20) | 3.8 (81) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (27) | 4.0 (10) |
Reception
| Anarchism and Other Essays | On Liberty | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 7401 | 44720 |
| Editions | 91 | 465 |
| Citations | — | 77 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 19667 | 74225 |
| Reading it now | 1053 | — |
| Written reviews | 524 | 1860 |
| Wikipedia attention | 653 | 3791 |
| Pages | 197 | — |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Anarchism and Other Essays or On Liberty?
Anarchism and Other Essays has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Anarchism and Other Essays 4.1/5, On Liberty 4.0/5).
Which is harder to read: Anarchism and Other Essays or On Liberty?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Anarchism and Other Essays: Demanding; On Liberty: Demanding.