John Stuart Mill Moral, Social, and Political Thought
by Miller, Dale E.Edition: 1st
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Pub. Date: 2010-08-23
Publisher(s): Polity
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Summary
This book offers a clear and highly readable introduction to the ethical and social-political philosophy of John Stuart Mill. Mill's views on liberty and utilitarianism have been hugely influential in political and philosophical thinking since the mid-nineteenth century, but his theories have often been criticized for allowing for the well-being of some to be entirely sacrificed for the sake of the 'greater good'.
Author Biography
Dale E. Miller is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Old Dominion University, USA
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. vi |
| Acknowledgements | p. vii |
| Foundations of Mill's Moral, Social and Political Thought | p. 1 |
| A Singular Life | p. 3 |
| Mill's Understanding of Human Nature | p. 14 |
| Mill's Moral Philosophy | p. 29 |
| The 'Proof' of the Principle of Utility | p. 31 |
| The Higher Pleasures | p. 54 |
| Utilitarianism: The 'Happiness Morality' | p. 71 |
| Mill's Theory of Right and Wrong | p. 79 |
| Mill's Social and Political Thought | p. 111 |
| Mill on Liberty and Individuality | p. 113 |
| Millian Normative Political Economy | p. 154 |
| Millian Democracy | p. 171 |
| Concluding Remarks | p. 203 |
| Mill's Utopian Utilitarianism | p. 205 |
| Notes | p. 212 |
| References | p. 233 |
| Index | p. 243 |
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