James Mill's Utilitarian Logic and Politics

James Mill's Utilitarian Logic and Politics
Author: Antis Loizides
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2019-04-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 0429602235

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".

Utilitarianism - Ed. Heydt

Utilitarianism - Ed. Heydt
Author: John Stuart Mill
Publisher: Broadview Press
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2010-08-06
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1460402103

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.

An Essay on Government

An Essay on Government
Author: James Mill
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 95
Release: 2015-12-03
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1107594049

Originally published in 1937, this book presents the complete text of Mill's An Essay on Government, with an editorial introduction and textual notes.

The Cambridge Companion to Mill

The Cambridge Companion to Mill
Author: John Skorupski
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 612
Release: 1998-01-13
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1139825054

John Stuart Mill (1806–73) ranks among the very greatest thinkers of the nineteenth century. His impact through his books, journalism, correspondence, and political activity on modern culture and thought has been immense, and his continuing importance for contemporary philosophy and social thought is widely recognised. This Companion furnishes the reader with a systematic and fully up-to-date account of the many facets of Mill's thought and influence. New readers will find this the most convenient and accessible guide to Mill currently available. Advanced students and specialists will find a conspectus of recent developments in the interpretation of Mill.

The Making of Modern Liberalism

The Making of Modern Liberalism
Author: Alan Ryan
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 682
Release: 2012
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0691148406

The Making of Modern Liberalism is a deep and wide-ranging exploration of the origins and nature of liberalism from the Enlightenment through its triumphs and setbacks in the twentieth century and beyond. The book is the fruit of the more than four decades during which Alan Ryan, one of the world's leading political thinkers, reflected on the past of the liberal tradition-and worried about its future.This is essential reading for anyone interested in political theory or the history of liberalism.