The Subjection of Women - Couverture souple

Mill, John Stuart

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 160520403X ISBN 13 : 9781605204031

Editeur : Cosimo Classics, 2008

Synopsis

When we further consider that to understand one woman is not necessarily to understand any other woman; that even if he could study many women of one rank, or of one country, he would not thereby understand women of other ranks or countries; and even if he did, they are still only the women of a single period of history; we may safely assert that the knowledge which men can acquire of women, even as they have been and are, without reference to what they might be, is wretchedly imperfect and superficial, and always will be so, until women themselves have told all that they have to tell. --from Chapter I One of the foremost figures of Western intellectual thought in the late 19th century, John Stuart Mill offered up examinations of human rights, personal and societal responsibilities, and the striving for individual happiness that continue to impact our philosophies, both private and political, to this day. This concise but explosive essay is perhaps the best example of how far-reaching--and necessary on an ongoing basis--his thinking was. Here, Mill puts forth the radical notion--one still unaccepted among many to this day--that women are not inherently inferior to men but that male dominance has molded a certain kind of behavior in them, and calls for the full equality of women not only before the law but in cultural and social reality as well. Written in 1861, not published till 1869, and still not fully heeded in the early 21st century, this is must-reading for anyone striving to understand the biases and inequities of Western culture. English philosopher and politician JOHN STUART MILL (1806-1873) served as an administrator in the East Indian Company from 1823 to 1858, and as a member of parliament from 1865 to 1868. Among his essays on a wide range of political and social thought are Principles of Political Economy (1848), Considerations on Representative Government (1861), and Utilitarianism (1861).

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

TiHE object of this Essay is to explain as clearly as I am able the grounds of an opinion which I have held from the very earliest ,period when I had formed any opinions at all on social or political matters, and which; instead of being weakened or modified, has been constantly growing stronger by the progress of reflection and the experience of life. That the princij)le which regulates the existing social relations between the two sexes the legal subordination of one sex to the other is wrong in itself, and now one of the chief hindrances to human improvement; and that lit ought to be replaced by a principle of perfect equality admitting no power or privilege on the one side, nor disability on the other. The very words necessary to express the task I have undertaken, show how arduous it is.
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Présentation de l'éditeur

The Subjection of Women is an essay by English philosopher, political economist and civil servant John Stuart Mill published in 1869,[1] with ideas he developed jointly with his wife Harriet Taylor Mill. Mill submitted the finished manuscript of their collaborative work On Liberty (1859) soon after her untimely death in late 1858, and then continued work on The Subjection of Women until its completion in 1861. At the time of its publication, the essay's argument for equality between the sexes was an affront to European conventional norms regarding the status of men and women. This is a Green Bird Publication of a quality paperback.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cosimo Classics
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 160520403X
• ISBN 13: 9781605204031
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 116
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible