Mill and Liberalism

By Maurice Cowling

Book Overview

Mill and Liberalism was first published in 1963. Initial reactions varied from the uncomprehending to the splenetic. In the intervening quarter-century the intellectual climate has changed as reflected by its greatest exemplar, to warrant fresh consideration. Unlike many commentators, before or subsequently, Maurice Cowling endeavours to view Mill's thought as a coherent whole with a specific proselytising purpose, geared to the emasculation of Christianity and its replacement by a libertarian public doctrine. This interpretation aroused much contemporary hostility, and in a new introduction Cowling locates Mill and Liberalism within the broader intellectual history of post-war Britain, looking at the various strands of the 'new Right' and relating the academic to more specifically journalistic or political manifestations.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521388724
• ISBN13: 9780521388726
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.5"