Essays on Politics and Society (Collected works of John Stuart Mill - Vol. 18)

v. 1. Autobiography and literary essays v. 2-3. Principles of political economy with some of their applications to social philosophy v. 4- 5. Essays on economics and society v. 6. Essays on England, Ireland, and the Empire v. 7-8. A system of logic, ratiocinative and inductive v. 9. An examination of Sir William Hamilton's philosophy and the principal philosophical questions discussed in his writings v. 10. Essays on ethics, religion and society v. 11. Essays on philosophy and the classics v. 12- 13. The earlier letters of John Stuart Mill, 1812-1848 v. 14-17. The later letters of John Stuart Mill, 1849-1873 v. 18-19. Essays on politics and society v. 20. Essays on French history and historians v. 21. Essays on equality, law and education v. 22-25. Newspaper writings v. 26-27. Journals and debating speeches v.28-29. Public and Parliamentary speeches. v. 30. Writings on India. v. 31. Miscellaneous writings. v. 32. Additional letters of John Stuart Mill. v. 33. Indexes to the collected works. The textual introduction, by John M. Robson, examines the treatise in context of Mill's life in the 1860s, outlines its composition, and discusses, among other matters, the importance of the extensive revisions Mill made, mostly in response to critics. "No serious student of Canada's past can function without access to this thorough, balanced and reliable source." R. Hall, Globe and Mail.