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A review by cjspear
Autobiography by John Stuart Mill
2.0
John Stuart Mill's account of his own life should be renamed 'Chronological Ramblings.' Having read his own autobiography, I still know very little about his life. Mill covers in a fair amount of detail his education, but nothing else of his youth. He briefly dwells on a sort of 'mental crisis' that he experienced in his mid-twenties. The vast majority of this book however is Mill's opinions on his contemporaries' work, his own work, and the political issues of his day. Having no knowledge of any of that... this book was difficult for me.
The true value of this book, as he even claims in the beginning, is to show how much a young child can learn as their mind is developing. With such accomplishments as beginning ancient Greek at the age of 3 and Latin and Algebra by 7, Mill's education was no slack. Furthermore, Mill impresses the importance of his early mid-life crisis where he learned to doubt what he was raised to believe.
John Stuart Mill was raised to think, not feel. Eventually though, he discovered how to feel as he read the poetry of William Wordsworth, and I think that is beautiful.
The true value of this book, as he even claims in the beginning, is to show how much a young child can learn as their mind is developing. With such accomplishments as beginning ancient Greek at the age of 3 and Latin and Algebra by 7, Mill's education was no slack. Furthermore, Mill impresses the importance of his early mid-life crisis where he learned to doubt what he was raised to believe.
John Stuart Mill was raised to think, not feel. Eventually though, he discovered how to feel as he read the poetry of William Wordsworth, and I think that is beautiful.