Author : Ben Eggleston
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 14,99 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0195381246
Eleven leading scholars explore Mill's thoughts on morality, prudence or policy, aesthetics, utility, and the elements of a good life.
Author : Colin Heydt
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 34,86 MB
Release : 2006-06-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1847142923
Discussion of John Stuart Mill's ethics has been dominated by concern with right and wrong action as determined by the principle of utility. Colin Heydt's book unearths the rich context of moral and socio-political debate that Mill did not have to make explicit to his Victorian readers, in order to enrich the philosophical analysis of his ethics and to show a famous and misunderstood moralist in a new light.
Author : John Stuart Mill
Publisher : London : Parker, Son and Bourn
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 18,78 MB
Release : 1863
Category : Decision making
ISBN :
Utilitarianism, by British philosopher John Stuart Mill, is one of his most influential works and is a philosophical defense of utilitarian ethical theory. This publication remained a relevant publication since its original publication in the mid 19th century, as is still relevant in the application of utility in regard to social policy. This is an important work for those studying the concept of utilitarianism, or those who are interested in the writings of John Stuart Mill.
Author : Dale E. Miller
Publisher : Polity
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 36,66 MB
Release : 2010-08-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0745625835
This book offers a clear and highly readable introduction to the ethical and social-political philosophy of John Stuart Mill. Dale 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.
Author : Dale E. Miller
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 33,47 MB
Release : 2013-04-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0745654789
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 : K. N Demetriou
Publisher : Springer
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 15,74 MB
Release : 2013-05-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1137321717
This edited collection highlights the inquisitive and synthetic aspects of John Stuart Mill's mode of philosophising while exploring various aspects of Mill's thought, intellectual development and influence. The contributors to this volume discuss a number of Mill's ideas including those on political participation, democracy, liberty and justice.
Author : Antis Loizides
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 23,91 MB
Release : 2013-03-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0739173944
This book explores various connections of John Stuart Mill’s thought to ancient Greek philosophy primarily in relation to his conception of happiness. It argues that a better understanding of Mill’s background in ancient Greek thought and his reading(s) of Plato’s dialogues leads to innovative interpretations of his moral and political thought.
Author : Giovanni Giorgini
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 35,47 MB
Release : 2017-04-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 311052628X
Despite the increasing concern for the issue of respect for persons displayed over the last decades by political philosophers, human-right thinkers, social and ethical theorists, a comprehensive treatment of the problem at stake from a historical-philosophical perspective is conspicuously absent. The present collection of essays aims to contribute to the fulfillment of this gap by offering a reconstruction of the seminal passages in the history of philosophy which testify to the evolution of the idea of respect for persons and the rich array of conceptual specifications that such an idea acquires across the centuries. By analysis of pivotal texts of ancient and modern contemporary philosophy, the volume will try to offer an articulated account of respect which, starting from its primeval connection with the search for esteem and the pursuit of human excellence, gradually evolves towards the recognition of the political status of each citizen and culminates into a true politics of human rights. Bringing together the expertise of classicists and scholars specialized in modern and contemporary philosophy, the volume is especially intended for scholars working in the fields of the history of philosophy, ethical and political theory.
Author : K. N Demetriou
Publisher : Springer
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 41,6 MB
Release : 2013-05-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1137321717
This edited collection highlights the inquisitive and synthetic aspects of John Stuart Mill's mode of philosophising while exploring various aspects of Mill's thought, intellectual development and influence. The contributors to this volume discuss a number of Mill's ideas including those on political participation, democracy, liberty and justice.
Author : David O. Brink
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 13,58 MB
Release : 2013-04-18
Category : Law
ISBN : 0199672148
David O. Brink offers a reconstruction and assessment of John Stuart Mill's contributions to the utilitarian and liberal traditions. Brink defends interpretations of key elements in Mill's moral and political thought, and shows how a perfectionist reading of his conception of happiness has a significant impact on other aspects of his philosophy.
