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Birth
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The Spirit of Age
One of John Staurt Mills first works is “The Spirit of the Age”. The Spirit of the Age was written as a series of articles for The Examiner. The articles were written about a broad range of topics. The work was very beneficial for John because prestigious people read them. -
Dissertations and Discussions
Next serious book John wrote was “Dissertations and Discussions”. The book was very important to John. The work combined his earlier eassys and articles from the years and put it in one place. John’s goal for writing was him trying to change the ideas of English radicalism of that time. -
On Liberty
“On Liberty” was written in 1859. On Liberty was written in collaboration with his wife. The book brought up ethics and politics how they relate to one another. He studied other scientific figures such as William Whewell and Comte. His studying of those figures helped him write the book. -
A System of Logic
After years of reading and calculating John released “A System of Logic”. The book was John’s way to try to form a logical explanation of human sciences. The book released 8 volumes in total with the 8 volume being released in 1872. -
Death
John stuart Mills passed away in Avignon, France.