arguably coauthored by harriet taylor and bleak house by charles dickens, is there a theme in these books >> those are books that i read at a young age. they have been influential throughout my life and they all involve themes of justice and they all involve themes of individual freedom, surprise, surprise and they deeply resonated with me at a young age and continue today inspire me and i know that one continues to appreciate the fountain head by iron ram even beyond adolescence is quite controversial. i know people especially on the liberal political spectrum where i am, i liked her when i was a teenager but i've outgrown her but i continued to find the themes of individual creativity, individual self-determination on the part of a strong female protagonist as well as as a male lead character. i continue to find very inspiring. i will admit that. >> well, what do you say to those of us who read the first ten pages and got confused and ran away from the fountain head? >> i thought that way about moby dick and i keep hearing to each his own. this is very subjective, but, you know, to me w

host: who was jon stewart and who was harriet taylor? guest: he was a famous utilitarian philosopher where on liberty really stands the test time as the most powerful defense of individual freedom of speech, including against some of the very same, important recurring questions and arguments that some astute viewers have in composing to me. he has a dedication in the book to his wife, harriet taylor, who had died a year before the book was published. it is such an over-the-top acknowledgment, that it reads as if she were a co-authored. he talks about how every word is infused with her influence and he delayed publishing edit because she was basic and he hoped she would recover enough to review it one more time. i started being curious. with such a strong credit for her, and producing this classic work, why wasn't she treated as a co-author? it turns out that other people have asked that question and some scientists at a university in england have done some algorithmic research. professor ellis had asked about artificial intelligence and

who was he in who is harriet taylor. >> john stuart mill was the famous utilitarian philosopher in thee of the 20th century. on lerty stands the test of time i think is the most powerful defense of individual freedom of speech including against some of the very same recurring questions and arguments that some of your astute viewers have been posing to me. he has the dedication in the book to his wife harriet taylor who died a year before the book was written which is an over-the-top embellishment as if she were -- and you talk about how every word is infused with her influence in the delayed publishing this hope that she would recover and be able to review it one more time. i started to be curious was that such a strong credit to her enormous role in producing this work? why wasn't she treated as a co-authored it turns out other people have asked that question so scientists at the university in england have done algorithmic research asking about artificial intelligence. this is one of the positive aspects of it, that they canth analyze language patterns to attribute authorship. the con