Mill on liberty : a defence / John Gray.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gray, John, 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mill, John Stuart, 1806-1873. On liberty.

Mill, John Stuart.

Liberty.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (187 pages)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge & K. Paul, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<EM>Mill on Liberty</EM> was first published in 1983 and has become a classic of Mill commentary. The second edition reproduces the text of the first in full, and in paperback for the first time. To this, John Gray adds an extensive postscript which defends the interpretation of Mill set out in the first edition, but develops radical criticisms of the substance of Millian and other liberalism.<BR>The new edition is intended as a contribution to the current debate about the foundations of liberalism, and it looks closely at the recent seminal contributions to liberal thought by Raz, Feinberg, R

Contents:

Front Cover ; Mill on Liberty: A Defence; Copyright Page ; Contents ; Acknowledgements and Bibliographical Note; Preface; Preface to the second edition; I. Mill's Problem in On Liberty ; 1. A Traditional Interpretation; 2. A Revisionary View; 3. The Argument of this Book; II. Mill's Utilitarianism ; 1. The Art of Life and Utility as an Axiological Principle; 2. Acts, Rules and the Art of Life; 3. Utility, Pleasure and Happiness; III. The Principle of Liberty ; 1. The Self-Regarding Area, Harm to Others and the Theory of Vital Interests; 2. The Principle of Liberty in the Doctrine of Liberty

3. Utility, Justice and the Terms of Social Co-operation in the Doctrine of LibertyIV. Mill's Conception of Happiness and the Theory of Individuality ; 1. Individuality, Happiness and the Higher Pleasures; 2. Autonomy, Authenticity and Choice-Making; 3. Wants and Ideals in the Doctrine of Liberty; V. Applications ; 1. Paternalism ; 2. Moralism; 3. Freedom of Expression; VI. Mill's Doctrine of Liberty: A Reappraisal ; 1. The Doctrine of Liberty and Mill's General Philosophy; 2. The Doctrine of Liberty and the Science of Society; 3. The Doctrine of Liberty and Mill's Liberalism

4. The Utility of the Doctrine of LibertyPostscript; Notes; Index

Notes:

First published 1983 by Routledge.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-80286-2

1-134-80287-0

1-280-15740-2

0-203-43247-9

0-203-29123-9

9780203432471

OCLC:

230203960