The principles of state interference
Subtitle: four essays on the political philosphy of Mr. Herbert Spencer, J. S. Mill, and T. H. Green
By: by David G. Ritchie.
Series: Social science series. 28
Publisher: S. Sonnenschein
Published: 1891
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 172
Subjects: Spencer, Herbert, -- 1820-1903.; Mill, John Stuart, -- 1806-1873.; Green, Thomas Hill, -- 1836-1882.; Political science.
Notes: "The first three essays in this volume were published five years ago in Time, and are mainly occupied with a criticism of Mr. Herbert Spencer's The man versus the state, and of certain parts of J. S. Mill's Liberty. The fourth essay appeared in the Contemporary review for June, 1887."--Pref.
Table of contents: value: Preface.; value: Mr. Herbert Spencer's individualism and his conception of society.; value: The state versus Mr. Herbert Spencer.; value: Individual liberty and state interference.; value: The political philosophy of Thomas Hill Green.; value: Appendix: The distinction between society andthe state.; value: The conception of sovereignty.; value: Utilitarianism.