Autobiography

British economist and ethical theorist, John Stuart Mill (1806–73), recounts his rigorous tutelage under a domineering father, his mental health crisis at age twenty, and his struggle to regain joy amid self-reflection.  political economist; philosopher; philosophy; ethical theorist; social theory; civil servant; writer; influential thinker; Victorian era; parliament member; liberalism; Liberty; Utilitarianism; British; English; woman's rights; freedom of speech