Books like On Liberty

On Liberty by John Stuart Mill reads as analytical, persuasive. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Two Treatises on Government

John Locke · 1689

Both explore government & liberty

74% genome match

Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion

David Hume · 1779

Same philosophy feel

61% genome match

The Problems of Philosophy

Bertrand Russell · 1900

Same philosophy feel

56% genome match

Reflections on the revolution in France

Edmund Burke · 1790

Both explore liberty & government

58% genome match

Tractatus theologico-politicus

Benedictus de Spinoza · 1670

Same philosophy feel

59% genome match

De cive

Thomas Hobbes · 1949

Same philosophy feel

58% genome match

The principles of moral and political philosophy

William Paley · 1746

Both explore utilitarianism

54% genome match

Lectures on justice, police, revenue and arms

Adam Smith · 1896

Same classic feel

58% genome match

Philosophy

Ayn Rand · 1982

Both explore individualism

56% genome match

Areopagitica

John Milton · 1644

Both explore liberty

52% genome match

The Social Contract and Discourses

Jean-Jacques Rousseau · 1913

Both explore liberty

52% genome match

πολιτεία

Plato · 1554

Same philosophy feel

46% genome match