Liberty, Equality, Fraternity: And Three Brief EssaysWith great energy and clarity, Sir James Fitzjames Stephen (1829-1894), author of History of the Criminal Law of England, and judge of the High Court from 1879-91, challenges John Stuart Mill's On Liberty and On Utilitarianism, arguing that Mill's view of humanity is sentimental and utopian. "His writing is strong meat—full of the threat of hellfrire, the virtue of government by the lash and a fervent belief that the state cannot remain neutral but has a duty to espouse a moral code."—Roderick Munday, Cambridge Law Journal |
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James Fitzjames Stephen | 7 |
Bibliography of Works by Stephen | 20 |
1874 | 26 |
The Doctrine of Liberty in General | 52 |
The Liberty of Thought and Discussion | 74 |
HI The Distinction between the Temporal | 123 |
The Doctrine of Liberty in Its Application | 135 |
Equality | 179 |
Fraternity | 221 |
Conclusion | 262 |
Note on Utilitarianism | 272 |
FROM ESSAYS BY A BARRISTER 1862 | 285 |
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