John Stuart Mill's Social and Political Thought: Critical Assessments

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Psychology Press, 1998 - 1696 pages

This collection covers the breadth of Mill's work in social theory and political economy, including his ethics, liberalism, theory of government, methodology and feminism. It represents the most important scholarly and philosophical criticism of this century, illustrating the development of modern Mill scholarship and the influence of changing social conditions and philosophical trends upon it.
In a general introduction the editor describes the social and intellectual context of Mill criticism, and provides a linking commentary to the material in each volume. The material in the collection displays the breadth and depth of high-quality scholarly and philosophical criticism of Mill's social thought.
* Volume One covers Social Ethics
* Volume Two covers Freedom
* Volume Three covers Politics and Government
* Volume Four covers Method, Life, Feminism and Culture

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Contents

Introduction
1
On Liberty the Principle of Liberty
11
The Eloquence of John Stuart Mill Margaret Canovan
13
A Rereading of Mill on Liberty J C Rees
31
Mills Liberalism H J McCloskey
49
Mr McCloskey on Mills Liberalism Alan Ryan
66
John Stuart Mill and the Limits of State Action Richard Wollheim
75
Mill on Liberty Ted Honderich
96
Mill Versus Paternalism Richard J Arneson
253
Utility Paternalism and Slavery G W Smith
273
Toleration and Freedom of Speech
279
The Open Society and its Fallacies Willmoore Kendall
281
Kendalls Criticisms of J S Mill Gary J Foulk
295
its Grounds and Limits
303
its Grounds and Limits II
320
Toleration and Mills Liberty of Thought and Discussion David Edwards
334

Mill on Liberty and Morality D G Brown
102
The Thesis of the Two Mills J C Rees
123
John Stuart Mill on Liberty Utility and Rights John Gray
140
One Very Simple Principle Jonathan Riley
170
Individuality and Antipaternalism
205
Mill and Millians on Liberty and Moral Character Harry M Clor
207
Mill on Liberty of Selfdevelopment Wendy Donner
228
Freedom and happiness in Mills Defence of Liberty James Bogen and Daniel M Farrell
238
Mill and the Value of Moral Distress Jeremy Waldron
359
Liberty and Order
375
On Liberty and History Clark W Bouton
377
J S Mills Religion of Humanity and the Second Justification for the Writing of On Liberty Allan D Megill
388
the Rhetoric of Liberty and the Reality of Restraint in Mills On Liberty Joseph Hamburger
402
Mills Place in Liberalism C L Ten
446
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John Stuart Mill, Classical economist, was born in 1806. His father was the Ricardian economist, James Mill. John Stuart Mill's writings on economics and philosophy were prodigious. His "Principles of Political Economy, With Some of Their Applications to Social Philosophy," published in 1848, was the leading economics textbook of the English-speaking world during the second half of the 19th century. Some of Mill's other works include "Considerations on Representative Government," "Auguste Comte and Positivism," "The Subjection of Women," and "Three Essays on Religion." John Mill died in 1873.

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