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Victorian · Philosophy / economics

Utilitarianism

by John Stuart Mill. A canonical or canon-adjacent work by John Stuart Mill examining liberty, ethics, equality; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.

Date
1861
Origin
England
Era
Victorian
Genre
Philosophy / economics
Difficulty
Challenging
Length
Medium
Collection
The Western Canon

Subjects and themes

Why it matters

A canonical or canon-adjacent work by John Stuart Mill examining liberty, ethics, equality; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.

This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded synthesis: bloom / great books / modern library / revised canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.