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connell98's review against another edition
5.0
1) I only read The Subjection of Women section per my graduate coursework. I will most definitely be returning to On Liberty when able. (Otherwise, sue me.)
2) Great piece, should be paired with Wollstonecraft for academic purposes.
3) MANY portions can be misinterpreted or misread if you skim, whethee because you are tired or are trying to rush before class. Be careful! This is not a text to take out of context (as I have seen several lower rating reviewers do).
4) Soooooo many things can be taken from a presentist point of view, such as arguments regarding Not/All Men. Mill is quite good at articulating the foundational errors in law and tradition that grant men the power to mistreat women and how such general permission leads to concerns regarding how ALL men have the potential to misuse their power even when NOT ALL men will actually abuse such privilege.
2) Great piece, should be paired with Wollstonecraft for academic purposes.
3) MANY portions can be misinterpreted or misread if you skim, whethee because you are tired or are trying to rush before class. Be careful! This is not a text to take out of context (as I have seen several lower rating reviewers do).
4) Soooooo many things can be taken from a presentist point of view, such as arguments regarding Not/All Men. Mill is quite good at articulating the foundational errors in law and tradition that grant men the power to mistreat women and how such general permission leads to concerns regarding how ALL men have the potential to misuse their power even when NOT ALL men will actually abuse such privilege.
laurenjpegler's review against another edition
1.0
I read 'On Liberty' for university, so I'm DNF'ing the other essay
Honestly, essays are so boring. Mill didn't have to make his writing so stuffy or nitty. He could have used ordinary language and short sentences, and his writing would be so much more engaging and fun to read. I had to start skim reading it because it was boring me to death.
I want to 'The Subjection of Women', so I'm DNF'ing this for now. I couldn't bring myself to read any more of Mill at the present moment. Maybe some time in the future. Who knows. We'll see, lmao.
Honestly, essays are so boring. Mill didn't have to make his writing so stuffy or nitty. He could have used ordinary language and short sentences, and his writing would be so much more engaging and fun to read. I had to start skim reading it because it was boring me to death.
I want to 'The Subjection of Women', so I'm DNF'ing this for now. I couldn't bring myself to read any more of Mill at the present moment. Maybe some time in the future. Who knows. We'll see, lmao.
laujensen's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
thommyflommy's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
reflective
slow-paced
5.0