Perfect Equality: John Stuart Mill on Well-Constituted Communities

by Maria H. Morales

This original and compelling book argues that previous studies of John Stuart Mill's work have neglected his egalitarianism and thus seriously misunderstood his views. Morales demonstrates that Mill was fundamentally concerned with how the exercise of unjust or arbitrary power by some individuals over others sabotages the possibility of human well-being and social improvement. Mill therefore believed that 'perfect equality'--more than liberty--was...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0847681815
• ISBN13: 9780847681815
• Release Date: July 1996
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 219 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 8.9"