Mill

John Stuart Mill is best known for his moral and political writings and is a central figure in political philosophy. However the full ambition of his thought is often neglected in favour of an assessment based largely on contemporary liberal theorizing while the more subtle and manifold elements of his thought remain inaccessible or incoherent to many students of his work. <br/><br/><i>Mill: A Guide for the Perplexed</i> is a clear and thorough account of Mill's thought his major works and the common ideas that permeate them providing a guide to this important and complex thinker. The book introduces the key concepts and themes in Mill's social political and moral thought exploring his distinctive doctrines and the ideas he brings together from classical Greek thought French positivism Romanticism as well as British liberalism. Geared towards the requirements of students who are familiar with the basic concepts of political theory but unfamiliar with his work the book serves as a clear and concise introduction to Mill's major writings.