'Whatever women's services are most wanted for,' he writes, 'the free play of competition will hold out the strongest inducements to them to undertake.'īut despite Mill's admission that On the Subjection of Women was co-written with his wife, Harriet, this otherwise commendable edition again omits her name from the cover. The Subjection of Women is the title of an essay written by John Stuart Mill in 1869, possibly jointly with his wife Harriet Taylor Mill, stating an argument in favor of equality between the sexes. If, as opponents of female emancipation argue, women are not naturally inclined to be political animals, they have nothing to lose by freeing them from legal shackles because nature will dictate what they are capable of becoming. English LibriVox recording of The Subjection of Women, by John Stuart Mill. THE SUBJECTION OF WOMEN The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Subjection of Women, by John Stuart Mill This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. Mill argues that more people existing alongside one another on an equal footing means increased competition, with an advantageous effect on human moral and intellectual development, both individual and social. He goes on to explain the benefits of female emancipation from the utilitarian standpoint. He states that the opposition to female emancipation is thus driven by prejudice rather than rationality. On the Subjection of Women by John Stuart Mill Philosophy books The Guardian The Observer Philosophy books On the Subjection of Women by John Stuart Mill Elizabeth Day Sat. Mill's contention is that we cannot know that something will not work unless we try it.

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