Book · 1859 · Liberté
On Liberty
On Liberty by John Stuart Mill has been mentioned in 24 episodes across 10 podcasts (6 episodes recommend it and 18 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Dave Rubin (3 episodes), Tyler Cowen (2 episodes) and Brandon Turner (1 episode) on The Rubin Report (9 episodes), The Joe Rogan Experience (3 episodes) and The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast (3 episodes).
#130 of 17,168 books, ranked by how many different people bring it up on podcasts
- episodes
- 24
- podcasts
- 10
- people
- 19
- episodes recommend it
- 6
In particular his book On Liberty is probably the single greatest defense of freedom of speech. I travel with it, you know I'm on tour right now, I travel with it, it's a thin book.
Questions about On Liberty by John Stuart Mill
Who recommends On Liberty by John Stuart Mill on podcasts?
Dave Rubin (2 episodes), Tyler Cowen (1 episode), Brandon Turner (1 episode), Chris Freiman (1 episode) and Russ Roberts (1 episode) have recommended On Liberty by John Stuart Mill on podcasts. In all, 19 people brought it up across 10 podcasts (5 people recommended it).
Which podcasts mention On Liberty the most?
The Rubin Report (9 episodes), The Joe Rogan Experience (3 episodes), The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast (3 episodes), EconTalk (2 episodes) and Invest Like the Best (2 episodes), among 10 podcasts in all.
Is On Liberty recommended, or only discussed?
On Liberty by John Stuart Mill was recommended in 6 episodes and discussed without a recommendation in 18 episodes, as of 2024-10-26.
What do people say about On Liberty?
Chris Freiman on The Rubin Report (2018-06-08): "In particular his book On Liberty is probably the single greatest defense of freedom of speech. I travel with it, you know I'm on tour right now, I travel with it, it's a thin book."
When was On Liberty last mentioned on a podcast?
On Liberty by John Stuart Mill was last discussed on People I (Mostly) Admire by Richard Reeves on 2024-10-26.
What they say about it
- Keeps on nightstand“I have a copy of On Liberty in my nightstand”4
- Defense of free speech“the single greatest defense of freedom of speech”3
- Given as a book“He gave me a book. He gave me this book called On Liberty”2
- Never learned it“I never learned John Stuart Mill's On Liberty”2
- First principles of free speech“if you apply the principles of free speech as originally laid out by John Stuart Mill”2
The best things said about it
If you haven't read On Liberty lately, read it.
Chapter two of On Liberty is the best set of arguments ever made for free speech.
Jonathan Haidt The Joe Rogan Experience · Jan 2019 I have On Liberty in my nightstand.
Dave Rubin The Rubin Report · Mar 2020 This book is going to be very important for you, and I really hope you take it to heart.
I never learned John Stuart Mill's On Liberty; I never learned the importance of free speech.
In his influential essay On Liberty, Mill wrote this. There ought to exist the fullest liberty of professing and discussing as a matter of ethical conviction any doctrine, however immoral, it may be considered.
Where and when it comes up
How it comes up
19 people who brought it up
- Dave Rubin3 episodes · recommended in 2
Tyler Cowen2 episodes · recommended in 1- Brandon Turner1 episode · recommended in 1
- Chris Freiman1 episode · recommended in 1
- Russ Roberts1 episode · recommended in 1
- Jeremy Giffon2 episodes
- Michael Shermer2 episodes
Yeonmi Park2 episodes- Andrew Doyle1 episode
- Brendan O'Neill1 episode
James Lindsay1 episode- Jonathan Haidt1 episode
Why people recommend it
On Liberty by John Stuart Mill is an 1859 essay by the nineteenth-century British liberal philosopher. Tyler Cowen on EconTalk recommended it as a wonderful work to read alongside utilitarianism. Russ Roberts on EconTalk also advised listeners to read it if they had not done so recently. On The Rubin Report, Dave Rubin noted that he keeps a small copy of the book in his nightstand, while Chris Freiman called it the single greatest defense of free speech and mentioned that he travels with it on tour. Brandon Turner similarly introduced the text on the same podcast to discuss its relevance to free expression. Richard Reeves discussed the work on People I (Mostly) Admire, highlighting its author and publication context. Jeremy Giffon recalled on Invest Like the Best that a high-school teacher gave him a copy when he graduated. Finally, Rikki Schlott reflected on Modern Wisdom about not having encountered the book during her education, emphasizing the vital importance of its post-Enlightenment free speech ideals.
Every mention
Dave Rubin you mentioned John Stuart Mill, you know I've got a copy of On Liberty on my night stand, you can sign it l… 3
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“I often say it, I don't know what it says about me, but I have "On Liberty" in my nightstand. - Do you? - I have a little copy of it.”
“you mentioned John Stuart Mill, you know I've got a copy of On Liberty on my night stand, you can sign it later. - It is one of my favorites.”
Tyler Cowen so of course there's on Liberty there's utilitarianism 2
“so of course there's on Liberty there's utilitarianism”
“he was not only the founder of the modern research University but also one of the founders of Classical liberalism is fundamental Principle as he said it's actually a epigram for John Stuart Mills on Liberty is that the fundamental right of every person is to be free from external illegitimate constraints”
Brandon Turner um Mill's most famous for his book on Liberty which I mean based on the the themes of your of your show is… 1
“um Mill's most famous for his book on Liberty which I mean based on the the themes of your of your show is is um uh particularly apt text”
Chris Freiman in particular his book on liberty is probably the single greatest defense of freedom of speech I travel wit… 1
“in particular his book on liberty is probably the single greatest defense of freedom of speech I travel with it you know I'm on tour right now I travel with it it's a thin book”
Russ Roberts And we just throw in John Stuart Mill. If you haven't read On Liberty lately, read it. 1
“And we just throw in John Stuart Mill. If you haven't read On Liberty lately, read it.”
Jeremy Giffon When I graduated, he gave me a book. He gave me this book called On Liberty by John Stuart Mill. I had a no… 2
“When I graduated, he gave me a book. He gave me this book called On Liberty by John Stuart Mill. I had a note written in it.”
“When I graduated, he gave me a book. He gave me this book called On Liberty by John Stuart Mill. I had a note written in it, and he basically said, this book is going to be very important for you, and I really hope you take it to heart.”
Michael Shermer I do think if you apply the principles of free speech as originally laid out by John Stuart Mill in 1859 hi… 2
“I do think if you apply the principles of free speech as originally laid out by John Stuart Mill in 1859 his book on Liberty where he said okay look you might be completely right”
“if you apply the principles of free speech as originally laid out by John Stuart Mill in 1859 his book on Liberty where he said okay look you might be completely right”
“So you have to sort of run through the arguments that John Stuart Mill made in his On Liberty that okay, what if they're right? Okay, they can't be right. Yeah, but what if they're right just like a little bit, you know, then you'll learn something.”
Yeonmi Park I like to read John Stewart like mirrors like on Liberty and basti as the law 2
“I like to read John Stewart like mirrors like on Liberty and basti as the law”
“And they were like, "What do you like?" I said, "I love to read Bastiat's, 'The Law', John Stuart Mill, 'On Liberty'."”
Andrew Doyle actually this struggle between Liberty and Authority which which John Stuart Mill talks about in his book o… 1
“actually this struggle between Liberty and Authority which which John Stuart Mill talks about in his book on Liberty”
Brendan O'Neill and it's a point John Stuart Mill makes in on Liberty John Stuart Mill often argued that the worst kind of… 1
“and it's a point John Stuart Mill makes in on Liberty John Stuart Mill often argued that the worst kind of censorship is not necessarily legal or state censorship”
James Lindsay that's in John Stehr Mills book on liberty is it's not enough to have heard that the other side the argumen… 1
“that's in John Stehr Mills book on liberty is it's not enough to have heard that the other side the argument from the other side exists you need to hear the best case put forward by people who really really subscribe to it”
Jonathan Haidt so this is John Stuart Mill wrote one of the most important books in the Western tradition on Liberty Chapt… 1
“so this is John Stuart Mill wrote one of the most important books in the Western tradition on Liberty Chapter two of on Liberty is the best set of arguments ever made for free speech”
“John Stuart Mill wrote one of the most important books in the Western tradition on Liberty”
Jordan Peterson And what's so ironic about it is that, as you might know, John Stuart Mill, who was one of the fathers of u… 1
“And what's so ironic about it is that, as you might know, John Stuart Mill, who was one of the fathers of utilitarianism and very often invoked in this current sort of collectivist setting with the mandates, right?”
Nadine Strossen I think that's a very important and difficult issue which was discussed very extensively in the famous John… 1
“I think that's a very important and difficult issue which was discussed very extensively in the famous John Stuart Mill essay on Liberty”
Norman Doidge it moved him to write his great plea for free speech in on liberty 1
“it moved him to write his great plea for free speech in on liberty”
Richard Reeves John Stuart Mill is a liberal philosopher from 19th century in the UK and he's probably most famous for his… 1
“John Stuart Mill is a liberal philosopher from 19th century in the UK and he's probably most famous for his 1859 essay On Liberty.”
Rikki Schlott and you know for for example I I've never learned John Stewart Mills on Liberty 1
“and you know for for example I I've never learned John Stewart Mills on Liberty”
“For example, I never learned John Stuart Mill's 'On Liberty'; I never learned the importance of free speech and growing up, even going to great schools and doing a philosophy degree at NYU, I didn't understand the importance of those post-Enlightenment ideals and how much they need to be bought into by the entire culture and community to thrive.”
Robert Evans In his influential essay on liberty, Mill wrote this. There ought to exist the fullest liberty of professin… 1
“In his influential essay on liberty, Mill wrote this. There ought to exist the fullest liberty of professing and discussing as a matter of ethical conviction any doctrine, however immoral, it may be considered.”
Ted Cruz I gotta show you. I have a copy of "On Liberty" in my nightstand. 1
“I gotta show you. I have a copy of "On Liberty" in my nightstand.”
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“If you can go to my book, there's a picture of Einstein reading Walter Russell's first book, um, the second book, The Universal One. Because when Walter wrote this in 1926, he sent it out to 300 different universities and physicists.”
“I could use that book after high school. Great closing message. Thanks again so much for your time.”