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One of the greatest prodigies of his era, John Stuart Mill (1806-73) was studying arithmetic and Greek by the age of three, as part of an astonishingly intense education at his father's hand. Intellectually brilliant, fearless and profound, he became a leading Victorian liberal... Read Full Overview

One of the greatest prodigies of his era, John Stuart Mill (1806-73) was studying arithmetic and Greek by the age of three, as part of an astonishingly intense education at his father's hand. Intellectually brilliant, fearless and profound, he became a leading Victorian liberal... Read Full Overview

John Stuart Mill's Autobiography, published posthumously, is an honest account of the education of this great thinker of the nineteenth century. It is an amazing account of an extraordinary life.

I have thought that in an age in which education and its improvement are the subject of more, if not of profounder, study than at any former period of English history, it may be useful that there should be some record of an education which was unusual and remarkable, and which,... Read Full Overview

The story of John Stuart Mill's life, in his own words.

John Stuart Mill (1806-73), philosopher, economist, and political thinker, was the most prominent figure of nineteenth-century English intellectual life and his work has continuing significance for contemporary debates about ethics, politics, and economics. His father, James... Read Full Overview

John Stuart Mill's Autobiography is an honest account of the education of this great thinker of the nineteenth century. It is an amazing account of an extraordinary life.John Stuart Mill (20 May 1806 - 8 May 1873) was the most influential English language philosopher of the nineteenth... Read Full Overview

British economist, ethical theorist, and civil servant John Stuart Mill (1806-73) was one of the most influential English-language philosophers during the Victorian era. His Autobiography, published posthumously in 1873, recounts his rigorous tutelage under a domineering... Read Full Overview

One of the greatest prodigies of his era, John Stuart Mill (1806-73) was studying arithmetic and Greek by the age of three, as part of an astonishingly intense education at his father's hand. Intellectually brilliant, fearless and profound, he became a leading Victorian liberal... Read Full Overview

Autobiography by John Stuart Mill -One of the greatest prodigies of his era, John Stuart Mill (1806-73) was studying arithmetic and Greek by the age of three, as part of an astonishingly intense education at his father's hand. Intellectually brilliant, fearless and profound,... Read Full Overview

"Autobiography" is a memoir written by John Stuart Mill, one of the most prominent philosophers and political economists of the 19th century. The book details Mill's life from his childhood through his adulthood and his intellectual development as a philosopher and economist... Read Full Overview

John Stuart Mill (20 May 1806 - 8 May 1873) was an English philosopher, political economist and civil servant. He was an influential contributor to social theory, political theory and political economy. He has been called "the most influential English-speaking philosopher of... Read Full Overview