Table of Contents

1. Childhood and early education: the great experiment (1806–20); 2. Company man and youthful propaganda (1821–6); 3. Crisis (1826–30); 4. The discovery of romance and romanticism (1830–40); 5. The transitional essays; 6. Intellectual success (1840–5); 7. Worldly success (1846–50); 8. Private years (1850–9); 9. The memorial essays: utilitarianism, representative government, on liberty; 10. Public intellectual (1859–69); 11. Last years (1869–73).

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A biography of John Stuart Mill, the most influential British philosopher of the nineteenth century.

Reviews

'The weaving together of ideas with accounts of personal life and historical events brings to life Mill's views, makes his ideas more engaging and is a particularly effective way of securing a deeper understanding of both the man and the values and interests which dominated his life.' C. L. Ten, The National University of Singapore 'This is a new interpretation of Mill, based on deep research and wide reading and one that will shape future generations' understanding of the man and his works.' Contemporary Review '... an engaging book that gives a rounded picture of Mill as person and thinker. ... It gives us a readable and carefully documented retelling, enlivened with well-chosen and often even comical detail ... The task of giving a readable account of someone as deeply inward as Mill is a real challenge, and Capaldi meets it ...' Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences '... fine intellectual biography ... a very high standard ...' The Heythrop Journal