The Liberal Self : John Stuart Mill's Moral and Political Theory / Wendy Donner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Donner, Wendy, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mill, John Stuart, 1806-1873.

Political science--Philosophy--History--19th century.

Political science.

Ethics, Modern--19th century.

Ethics, Modern.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 229 p. )

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Wendy Donner contends here that recent commentators on John Stuart Mill's thought have focused on his notions of right and obligation and have not paid as much attention to his notion of the good. Mill, she maintains, rejects the quantitative hedonism of Bentham's philosophy in favor of an expanded qualitative version. In this book she provides an account of his complex views of the good and the ways in which these views unify his moral and political thought.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Mill and Bentham: The Nature of Pleasurable Experience

2. Qualitative Hedonism

3. Models of Utility

4. The Sensory Evaluation of Wines

5. The Doctrine of Development

6. From Development to Self-Development

7. Liberalism and Individualism

8. Liberty of Self-Development

9. Liberty and Harm to Others

10. Applications of the Theory

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [218]-225) and index.

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ISBN:

9781501723797

1501723790

OCLC:

1080550780