Helen McCabe
Professor of Political Theory at the University of Nottingham and scholar of John Stuart Mill and Harriet Taylor Mill, contributing expertise on Mill's life and ideas.
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Feb 12, 2026 • 49min
On Liberty
Piers Norris Turner, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Ohio State, unpacks Mill’s arguments. Helen McCabe, Professor of Political Theory at Nottingham, traces Mill’s life and Harriet Taylor’s role. Mark Philp, Emeritus Professor of History and Politics at Warwick, situates Mill in 19th-century politics. They debate the harm principle, tyranny of opinion, individuality as social progress, and who counts as fit for liberty.
