On Liberty, Utilitarianism, and Other Essays

includes index and biblioraphy

1. On liberty Of the Liberty of Thoughts and discussion .....18 Of Individuality, as one of the Elements of Well-being..................55 Of the Limits to the Authority of Society over the individual ......73 Applications ............91 2. Utilitarianism General remarks ....115 What utilitarianism is ...........120 Of the Ultimate sanction of the Principle of Utility........140 Of what sort of proof the principle of Utility is Susceptible ......148 On the connection between justice and utility......155 3. Considerations on Representative government To what extent forms of Government are a Matter of Choice.....181 The criterion of a Good form of Government....191 That the Ideally best form of Government is Representative government..209 Under what social Conditions representative government is Inapplicable.......225 Of the Proper Functions of Representative bodies .......235 Of the infirmities and dangers to which representative governemnt is liable ...............249 Of true and false democracy, representation of all, and repersentation of the Majority only............264 OF the Extension of the suffrage..........284 Of the Mode of Voting ........307 Of the Duration of Parliaments............322 Ought pledges to be Required from Members of Parliament ..........325 Of a Second chamber.............335 Of the Executive in a Representative governemnt......342 Of local Representative bodies...........357 Of nationality, as Connected with representative government .........371 Of Federal Representative governments.......371 Of the government of Dependencies by a Free State ......388