{"product_id":"the-subjection-of-women-john-stuart-mill-9788180944215","title":"The Subjection of Women","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Subjection of Women\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is an essay by English philosopher, political economist and civil servant John Stuart Mill published in 1869, with ideas he developed jointly with his wife Harriet Taylor Mill. Mill submitted the finished manuscript of their collaborative work \u003cem\u003eOn Liberty\u003c\/em\u003e (1859) soon after her untimely death in late 1858, and then continued work on \u003cem\u003eThe Subjection of Women\u003c\/em\u003e until its completion in 1861. At the time of its publication, the essay's argument for equality between the sexes was an affront to European conventional norms regarding the status of men and women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his autobiography, Mill describes his indebtedness to his wife, and his daughter Helen Taylor for the creation of \u003cem\u003eThe Subjection of Women\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003eAs ultimately published it was enriched with some important ideas of my daughter's and some passages of her writing. But all that is most striking and profound in what was written by me belongs to my wife, coming from the fund of thought that had been made common to us both by our innumerable conversations and discussions on a topic that filled so large a place in our minds.\u003cp\u003eWhile scholars generally agree that John Stuart Mill was the sole author, it is also noted that some of the arguments are similar to Harriet Taylor Mill's essay \u003cem\u003eThe Enfranchisement of Women\u003c\/em\u003e, which was published in 1851.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMill was convinced that the moral and intellectual advancement of humankind would result in greater happiness for everybody. He asserted that the higher pleasures of the intellect yielded far greater happiness than the lower pleasure of the senses. He conceived of human beings as morally and intellectually capable of being educated and civilised. Mill believed everyone should have the right to vote, with the only exceptions being barbarians and uneducated people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Stuart Mill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8180944212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9788180944215\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mjp Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/13\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.28d","brand":"John Stuart Mill","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48487104905471,"sku":"9788180944215","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5add30f2-aed7-4a0d-8163-78bd36ecde02.jpg?v=1778058378","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-subjection-of-women-john-stuart-mill-9788180944215","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}