Mill, John Stuart
John Stuart Mill (1806–1873) was born in London on May 20. The son of the philosopher James Mill (1773–1836) and the godson of the philosopher Jeremy Bentham (1748 ...
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Mill, John Stuart(1806–1873)
John Stuart Mill, the English philosopher, economist, and administrator, was the most influential philosopher in the English-speaking world during the nineteenth ce...
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Mill, John Stuart [addendum]
The most important development in John Stuart Mill scholarship of the past half century is the publication of the Collected Works of John Stuart Mill in thirty-three volum...
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In the following essay, Robson argues that Mill's theory of poetry combined Utilitarian principles with certain aspects of Romanticism by asserting that poetry advocates moral actions through a...
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In the following essay, Alexander explores the implications of Mill's theory of poetry for his definition of culture and his belief in democratic society.
Ever since M. H. Abrams' direct...
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In the following analysis of Mill's concept of politics, Halliday argues that Mill rejected the rule-bound theories of Benthamism and Positivism to construct a model of the relationship between...
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In the following excerpt, Berger focuses on limitations in Mill's philosophical writings whereby certain concepts, like morality, happiness, justice, and freedom, are not always defined in clea...
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In the following essay, Bell argues that Mill focused on the intellectual capabilities of his wife in his Autobiography in order to challenge prevailing gender ideologies, which defined women exclusiv...
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In the following essay, Green traces the development of Mill's views on poetry as part of the intellectual tradition of the Scottish philosophers and the Romantic poets, which emphasized poetry...
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In the following essay, Collini traces Mill's posthumous reputation in late nineteenth and early twentieth century to argue that Mill's gradual incorporation into Britain's intell...
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In the following essay, Narveson explores the conflict between justice and utility in the thought of J. S. Mill.
I. Introduction
Few questions about utilitarianism have been more vexed than that of it...
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In the following essay, Thomas offers philosophical and moral justifications for Mill's liberty principle as contained in his essay, On Liberty.
Mill says that the object of his essay On Libert...
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In the following essay, Strasser evaluates Mill's moral stance and characterizes Mill primarily as an “act-utilitarian.”
Both the quantity and the quality of pleasures must be con...
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In the following essay, Crisp considers the implications of Mill's utilitarianism with regard to the equality of women.
Unmasking the Morality of Marital Slavery
… [The] cornerstone of ...
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In the following essay, West asserts the logical plausibility of Mill's proof of his utility principle.
Utilitarianism, in every one of its forms or formulations, requires a theory for the eval...
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."..The creed which accepts as the foundation of morals utility or the greatest happiness principle holds that actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness; wrong as they tend to ...
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Mill, John Stuart
Mill, John Stuart (1806–1873)
