{"product_id":"autobiography","title":"Autobiography","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“I never, indeed, wavered in the conviction that happiness is the test of all rules of conduct, and the end of life.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Stuart Mill’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAutobiography\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a reflective account of his intellectual and personal development, offering insight into one of the most influential minds of the nineteenth century. Written with precision and restraint, the work reveals the formation of a philosophy grounded in reason, liberty, and moral responsibility.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMill recounts his early education under the rigorous guidance of his father, James Mill, a system designed to cultivate intellect with extraordinary discipline. The younger Mill began learning Greek at three, Latin at eight, and had read Plato and Aristotle before most children had learned to read. Yet alongside this intellectual formation emerges a profound emotional crisis—a “mental crisis” in Mill’s twenties when he realized that the rationalist education that had made him a brilliant thinker had failed to teach him how to be happy. His subsequent engagement with literature, poetry (especially Wordsworth), and the influence of Harriet Taylor reshapes his understanding of human fulfillment and ethical life. The narrative traces this evolution, revealing how experience and reflection combine to form a more balanced and humane philosophy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is Mill at his most honest and vulnerable: an account of what it means to be raised as a machine for thinking, and the slow, painful recovery of feeling as a source of wisdom. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAutobiography\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is one of the most revealing self-portraits in the history of philosophy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst published posthumously in 1873, a landmark of intellectual autobiography\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTraces the development of Mill’s utilitarian philosophy, his mental crisis, and his recovery through poetry and love\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOffers essential context for understanding Mill’s major works: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn Liberty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUtilitarianism\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Subjection of Women\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAvailable in multiple formats:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; Hardcover:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Beautifully designed print editions presenting the complete, unabridged text made to last.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEbook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e DRM-free EPUB compatible with Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, and all major e-readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudiobook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Professionally narrated, complete and unabridged, available on all major audiobook platforms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautifully crafted edition for your shelf, your device, or your ears, or the perfect gift for anyone who knows that knowledge without feeling is a machine without a soul.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Stuart Mill\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1806–1873) was an English philosopher, political economist, and civil servant, one of the most influential thinkers of the nineteenth century. He was the eldest son of James Mill, a philosopher and disciple of Jeremy Bentham. His early education, as described in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAutobiography\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, was famously rigorous: he began Greek at three, Latin at eight, and had mastered logic, history, and economics by his early teens. He suffered a mental breakdown in his twenties, which led him to reevaluate the Benthamite emphasis on pure rationality and to incorporate the insights of Romantic poets such as Wordsworth and Coleridge. His major works include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA System of Logic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1843), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinciples of Political Economy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1848), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn Liberty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1859), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUtilitarianism\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1861), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Subjection of Women\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1869), and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAutobiography\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1873, posthumous). He served as a Member of Parliament from 1865 to 1868. He died in Avignon, France, in 1873 and is buried there next to his wife, Harriet Taylor Mill.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Casa Carlini","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":54427136590196,"sku":null,"price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":54427136622964,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":54427136655732,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":54427136688500,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/5561\/6884\/files\/casa-carlini-simple-audiobook-autobiography-53566678696308.png?v=1779965234","url":"https:\/\/casacarlini.com\/products\/autobiography","provider":"Casa Carlini","version":"1.0","type":"link"}