Economic justice and liberty : the social philosophy in John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism / Huei-chun Su.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Su, Huei-chun, author.

Series:

Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

Routledge studies in the history of economics ; 157

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mill, John Stuart, 1806-1873. Utilitarianism.

Mill, John Stuart.

Utilitarianism.

Distributive justice.

Liberty.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (236 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<P>This new book reopens the debate on theories of justice between utilitarian theorists and scholars from other camps. John Rawls' 1971 publication of A Theory of Justice put forward a devastating challenge to the long-established dominance of utilitarianism within political and moral philosophy, and until now no satisfactory and comprehensive utilitarian reply has yet been put forward. </P><P></P><P>By expounding John Stuart Mill's system of knowledge and by reconstructing his utilitarianism, Huei-chun Su offers a fresh and comprehensive analysis of Mill's moral philosophy and sheds new ligh

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; A note on texts and references; Introduction; PART I Scientific foundation of Mill's philosophy; 1 Epistemological and psychological foundations of Mill's utilitarian moral philosophy; PART II Utilitarianism and theory of justice; 2 Mill's utilitarianism as a system of moral philosophy; 3 Mill's utilitarianism as a theory of morality; 4 Reconstructing Mill's theory of justice; 5 Economic justice, liberty and utilitarianism; PART III Dialogues - justice and liberty in focus

6 Rawls versus Mill: deontological versus teleological theory of justice7 Sen versus Mill: equal capability versus equal claim to happiness; 8 Hayek versus Mill: equality before the law versus equal real freedom for all; Conclusions: prospect - the continuing relevance of Mill's utilitarianism today; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed August 8, 2013).

ISBN:

1-138-21331-4

0-203-74311-3

1-135-00988-0

1-135-00989-9

9780203743119

OCLC:

854521024