Mill / Wendy Donner and Richard Fumerton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Donner, Wendy, 1948-

Contributor:

Fumerton, Richard A., 1949-

Series:

Blackwell great minds ; 10.

Blackwell great minds ; 10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy.

Mill, John Stuart, 1806-1873.

Mill, John Stuart.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

John Stuart Mill investigates the central elements of the 19th century philosopher's most profound and influential works, from On Liberty to Utilitarianism and The Subjection of Women. Through close analysis of his primary works, it reveals the very heart of the thinker's ideas, and examines them in the context of utilitarianism, liberalism and the British empiricism prevalent in Mill's day. Presents an analysis of the full range of Mill's primary writings, getting to the core of the philosopher's ideas. Examines the central elements of Mill's writings

Contents:

acknowledgments; abbreviations; chapter 1; introduction; part i; mill 's moral and political philosophy; Wendy Donner; chapter 2; utilitarianism: theory of value; chapter 3; utilitarianism:morality, justice,and the art of life; chapter 4; liberty; chapter 5; philosophy of education; chapter 6; political philosophy: liberalism and democracy; chapter 7; sexual equality and the subjection of women; chapter 8; environmental ethics; part ii; mill 's logic,metaphysics, and epistemology; Richard Fumerton; chapter 9; introduction and background; chapter 10; logic and epistemology; chapter 11

metaphysicsbibliography; index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [196]-204) and index.

ISBN:

9786612706417

9781282706415

1282706411

9781444305746

1444305743

9781444305753

1444305751

OCLC:

351620556