The Cambridge Companion to MillJohn Skorupski Cambridge University Press, 1998 M01 13 - 591 pages John Stuart Mill was one of the greatest thinkers of the nineteenth century. His impact on modern culture and thought has been immense, and his continuing importance for contemporary philosophy and social thought is widely recognized. This companion furnishes the reader with a systematic and 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. |
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... mean the culture of the period which stretches roughly from the 1890s to the 1960s or thereabouts . This was also the period in which Mill's stock stood relatively low . His reputation as a philosopher fell rapidly from his death to the ...
... mean the culture of the period which stretches roughly from the 1890s to the 1960s or thereabouts . This was also the period in which Mill's stock stood relatively low . His reputation as a philosopher fell rapidly from his death to the ...
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... means to a single end ? May it not be the fact that mankind , who after all are made up of single human beings , obtain a greater sum of happiness when each pursues his own , under the rules and conditions required by the good of the ...
... means to a single end ? May it not be the fact that mankind , who after all are made up of single human beings , obtain a greater sum of happiness when each pursues his own , under the rules and conditions required by the good of the ...
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... means the capacity of self- government - the capability of ordering one's actions by what one is oneself able to recognise as good reasons . Spontaneity is not the simple expression of feeling . It assumes the culture of the feelings as ...
... means the capacity of self- government - the capability of ordering one's actions by what one is oneself able to recognise as good reasons . Spontaneity is not the simple expression of feeling . It assumes the culture of the feelings as ...
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Contents
Mill on language and logic | 35 |
Mill mathematics and the naturalist tradition | 57 |
Mill on induction and scientific method | 112 |
Mill phenomenalism and the self | 139 |
Mill on religion | 176 |
Mill on psychology and the moral sciences | 203 |
Mills utilitarianism | 255 |
Mills political economy Ricardian science and liberal utilitarian art | 293 |
Democracy socialism and the working classes | 372 |
The subjection of women | 396 |
Mill and the Classical world | 423 |
The reception and early reputation of Mills political thought | 464 |
Mill in a liberal landscape | 497 |
Guide to further reading | 541 |
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