"Considerations on Representative Government" is a seminal work by philosopher John Stuart Mill, first published in 1861. In this influential treatise, Mill explores the principles and practices of democratic governance, offering a comprehensive analysis of representative government and its role in fostering individual liberty, social progress, and the common good. Mill examines various aspects of representative democracy, including electoral systems, political institutions, the balance of...

Discover the Foundations of Scientific Philosophy with "Auguste Comte and Positivism" by John Stuart MillThis insightful work offers a comprehensive exploration of Auguste Comte's revolutionary ideas and the development of positivism, a philosophical approach emphasizing empirical science and observable phenomena. Mill critically examines Comte's theories, highlighting their significance in shaping modern social sciences and philosophy. The book delves into the evolution of positivist thou...

Discover the Principles of Individual Freedom with "On Liberty" by John Stuart Mill"On Liberty" by John Stuart Mill is a foundational text in the philosophy of personal liberty and societal progress. In this influential work, Mill explores the importance of individual autonomy, free speech, and the limits of societal authority. He advocates for the protection of personal freedoms as essential to human development and societal advancement, emphasizing that only through open discourse and th...

"The Subjection of Women" is a seminal work by philosopher John Stuart Mill and his wife, Harriet Taylor Mill. Published in 1869, the book advocates for gender equality and women's rights, challenging prevailing social norms and legal structures that subjugated women. The authors argue for the liberation of women from the patriarchal constraints of marriage, legal incapacities, and societal expectations. They articulate a compelling case for women's education, economic independence, and th...

Utilitarianism the best known branch of consequentialist ethics was popularized by Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill in the 18th and 19th centuries. This book maintains that ethics primarily depend on the consequences of ones behavior rather that the values one holds. Thus values are ethical insofar as these values produce desirable outcomes.

Herland is a novel written by feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman. The book describes an isolated society composed entirely of women who reproduce via parthenogenesis. The result is an ideal social order, free of war, conflict and domination. The story is told from the perspective of Van Jennings, a student of sociology who, along with two friends, Terry O. Nicholson and Jeff Margrave, forms an expedition party to explore an area of unchartered land where it is rumored lives a society consis...

Looking Backward: 2000–1887 is a utopian science fiction novel by Edward Bellamy, a journalist and writer from Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts; it was first published in 1888.Bellamy's novel tells the story of a hero figure named Julian West, a young American, who towards the end of the 19th century, falls into a deep, hypnosis-induced sleep and wakes up 113 years later. He finds himself in the same location (Boston, Massachusetts), but in a totally changed world: It is the year 2000...

Ethan Frome is a novel published in 1911 by the Pulitzer Prize-winning American author Edith Wharton. It is set in the fictitious town of Starkfield, Massachusetts. The book is one of her most famous works.Ethan Frome is set in a fictitious New England town named Starkfield, where an anonymous narrator tells the story of his encounter with Ethan Frome, a man with dreams and desires that end in an ironic turn of events. The narrator tells the story based on an account from observatio...

Maggie: A Girl of the Streets is about an attractive young woman from the Bowery who falls for a man who promises to rescue her from poverty and solitude. This classic novella was initially rejected by publishers who considered the realistic social themes risqué for 1893. Author Stephen Crane – who was 22 years old at the time – financed the book's publication himself. After the great success of his Red Badge of Courage in 1895, Maggie was reissued to wide acclai...

A powerful exploration of the human mind, self-consciousness, and the contradictions within us all. Notes from the Underground is a groundbreaking psychological novella by Fyodor Dostoevsky, often considered one of the earliest works of existential literature. The story is narrated by an unnamed former civil servant who lives in isolation beneath society, reflecting on his thoughts, resentments, desires, and struggles with his own identity. Through his sharp observations and contradictions...

Louisa May Alcott’s charming tales of ‘Little Women’ have delighted readers across the world since their 1868 publication, but she was also an author of sensational thrillers, humorous plays and perceptive poetry. For the first time in publishing history, this comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of Louis May Alcott, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 3)

Imagine that you could see into other people's minds. Would this power be a blessing or a curse?For Latimer, the narrator of "The Lifted Veil", it only brings misery. Because other people's thoughts are often full of jealousy and hate. The one person he cannot read is Bertha. He becomes obsessed with her, convinced that she must be good. But when he finally takes Bertha as his new wife, the horrible truth is revealed.Published the same year as her first novel "Adam Bede", t...