James Mill S Utilitarian Logic And Politics

Author : Antis Loizides
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429602238

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James Mill's Utilitarian Logic and Politics by Antis Loizides Pdf

James Mill’s (1773–1836) role in the development of utilitarian thought in the nineteenth century has been overshadowed both by John Stuart Mill (1806–1873) and by Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832). Of the three, the elder Mill is considered to be the least original and with the least important, if any, contributions to utilitarian theory. True as this statement may be, even those who have tried to challenge some of its aspects take the common portrayal of Mill – "the rationalist, the maker of syllogisms, the geometrician" – as given. This book does not. Studying James Mill’s background has surprising results with reference to influences outside the Benthamite tradition as well as unexpected implications for his contributions to debates of his time. The book focuses on his political ideas, the ways in which he communicated them and the ways in which he formed them in an attempt to reveal a portrait of Mill unencumbered from the legacy of Thomas Babington Macaulay’s (1800–1859) brilliant essay "Utilitarian Logic and Politics".

Author : Jack Lively,John Collwyn Rees
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Political science
ISBN : UOM:35112100440223

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Utilitarian Logic and Politics by Jack Lively,John Collwyn Rees Pdf

Author : Dale E. Miller
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780745654782

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John Stuart Mill by Dale E. Miller Pdf

This book offers a clear and highly readable introduction to the ethical and social-political philosophy of John Stuart Mill. Dale E. Miller argues for a "utopian" reading of Mill's utilitarianism. He analyses Mill's views on happiness and goes on to show the practical, social and political implications that can be drawn from his utilitarianism, especially in relation to the construction of morality, individual freedom, democratic reform, and economic organization. By highlighting the utopian thinking which lies at the heart of Mill's theories, Miller shows that rather than allowing for well-being for the few, Mill believed that a society must do everything in its power to see to it that each individual can enjoy a genuinely happy life if the happiness of its members is to be maximized. Miller provides a cogent and careful account of the main arguments offered by Mill, considers the critical responses to his work, and assesses its legacy for contemporary philosophy. Lucidly and persuasively written, this book will be a valuable resource for students and scholars seeking to understand the continued importance of Mill's thinking.

Author : John Stuart Mill
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-21
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781108077934

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Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill Pdf

Reissued in its corrected 1864 second edition, this seminal text is Mill's major defence of his utilitarian theory of morality.

Author : John Stuart Mill
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : Utilitarianism
ISBN : HARVARD:HW20NV

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Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill Pdf

Utilitarianism, by John Stuart Mill, is an essay written to provide support for the value of utilitarianism as a moral theory, and to respond to misconceptions about it. Mill defines utilitarianism as a theory based on the principle that "actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness." Mill defines happiness as pleasure and the absence of pain. He argues that pleasure can differ in quality and quantity, and that pleasures that are rooted in one's higher faculties should be weighted more heavily than baser pleasures. Furthermore, Mill argues that people's achievement of goals and ends, such as virtuous living, should be counted as part of their happiness.

Author : John Stuart Mill
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2010-08-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781460402108

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Utilitarianism - Ed. Heydt by John Stuart Mill Pdf

John Stuart Mill’s Utilitarianism is a philosophical defense of utilitarianism, a moral theory stating that right actions are those that tend to promote overall happiness. The essay first appeared as a series of articles published in Fraser’s Magazine in 1861; the articles were collected and reprinted as a single book in 1863. Mill discusses utilitarianism in some of his other works, including On Liberty and The Subjection of Women, but Utilitarianism contains his only sustained defence of the theory. In this Broadview Edition, Colin Heydt provides a substantial introduction that will enable readers to understand better the polemical context for Utilitarianism. Heydt shows, for example, how Mill’s moral philosophy grew out of political engagement, rather than exclusively out of a speculative interest in determining the nature of morality. Appendices include precedents to Mill’s work, reactions to Utilitarianism, and related writings by Mill.

Author : William Leslie Davidson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1916
Category : Political science
ISBN : UOM:39015002441031

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Political Thought in England by William Leslie Davidson Pdf

Author : John Stuart Mill
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 2489 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : EAN:8596547751731

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JOHN STUART MILL - Ultimate Collection by John Stuart Mill Pdf

John Stuart Mill is considered to be one of the most influential thinkers in the history of liberalism, who contributed greatly to social theory, political theory and political economy. This meticulously edited collection covers all areas of the author's interests and clearly represents his work and principal ideals: hierarchy of pleasures in Utilitarianism, liberalism and early liberal feminism. Contents: The Autobiography Utilitarianism The Subjection of Women On Liberty Principles of Political Economy A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive Auguste Comte and Positivism Three Essays on Religion Considerations on Representative Government England and Ireland Essays on Some Unsettled Questions of Political Economy Inaugural Address Delivered to the University of St. Andrews Memorandum of the Improvements in the Administration of India During the Last Thirty Years Remarks on Bentham's Philosophy Socialism Speech In Favor of Capital Punishment The Contest in America The Slave Power Thoughts on Parliamentary Reform A Few Words on Non-Intervention

Author : William Leslie Davidson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1947
Category : Political science
ISBN : UOM:39015001884223

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Political Thought in England by William Leslie Davidson Pdf

Author : Alan Ryan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781134833931

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J.S. Mill (Routledge Revivals) by Alan Ryan Pdf

First published in 1974. As logician, economist, political theorist, practical politician and active champion of social freedom, John Stuart Mill is a figure of continuing importance. In this book the author does full justice to the range of Mill’s achievements, providing an introductory guide to his most important and best known writings including Autobiography, A System of Logic, Utilitarianism, Liberty, and The Subjugation of Women. In their treatment of his works, the author seeks to emphasise Mill’s approach to those issues — education, the conflict between social order and individual freedom, the unresolved state of the social sciences, rights and duties of citizens in a democratic state — which remain most alive to us today. At the same time Mill is seen as part of his own age, responding to the anxieties that beset his contemporaries. This book will be of interest to students of politics and philosophy.

Author : James Mill
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1992-02-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0521383234

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James Mill: Political Writings by James Mill Pdf

James Mill (1773-1836) is today best known as Jeremy Bentham's chief disciple and John Stuart Mill's father. Yet Mill himself was a formidable and important Utilitarian thinker in his own right, who earned the respect of even those who disagreed with him. His range was enormous (historian, political philosopher, psychologist, educational theorist, and economist), repeatedly crossing the disciplinary boundaries we take for granted today. This volume presents a wide sampling of Mill's political writings and polemical essays. It begins with his classic work, the Essay on Government, it also includes pieces on the protection of rights, the importance of education, the free press, the secret ballot, and government's use of punishment against those who violate the rights of fellow citizens. The collection concludes with Macauley's famous critique of the Essay, and Mill's heretofore unnoticed reply in his Fragment on Mackintosh (1835). This is the first time that such a selection of Mill's political works has appeared as one volume.

Author : Georgios Varouxakis,Paul Kelly
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010-02-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781136998591

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John Stuart Mill: Thought and Influence by Georgios Varouxakis,Paul Kelly Pdf

Combines an assessment of the philosophical legacy of Mill's arguments with an assessment of Mill's complex and fecund version of liberalism and his account of the relationship between character and ethical and political commitment

Author : David Lyons
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0847687848

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Mill's Utilitarianism by David Lyons Pdf

John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism continues to serve as a rich source of moral and theoretical insight. This collection of articles by top scholars offers fresh interpretations of Mill's ideas about happiness, moral obligation, justice, and rights. Applying contemporary philosophical insights, the articles challenge the conventional readings of Mill, and, in the process, contribute to a deeper understanding of utilitarian theory as well as the complexity of moral life. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Author : James Mill
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1992-02-28
Category : History
ISBN : 0521387485

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James Mill: Political Writings by James Mill Pdf

This 1992 volume presents a wide sampling of the political writings and polemical essays of James Mill (1773-1836).

Author : Jonathan Riley
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1988-04-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521306922

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Liberal Utilitarianism by Jonathan Riley Pdf

This is a book about liberal democratic values and their implications for the design of political institutions. Its distinctive feature is the use of some simple mathematical techniques (known as social choice theory) to clarify and defend a rather complex utilitarian conception of the liberal democratic 'way of life' based on John Stuart Mill's work. More specifically, the text focuses on three well-known 'social choice paradoxes' which are commonly held to destroy any possibility of an ideal harmony among liberal democratic values; and draws upon suggestions implicit in Mill's writings to develop an ethically appealing liberal democratic social choice framework in which the aforementioned paradoxes no longer cause concern. The revised framework is a rather complex version of utilitarianism and should be of special interest to welfare economists, social choice theorists, democratic political theorists and philosophers concerned with utilitarian ethics.