Mill and the Moral Character of Liberalism

Mill and the Moral Character of Liberalism
Author: Eldon J. Eisenach
Publisher: Penn State Press
Total Pages: 349
Release: 2010-11-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0271041765

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Mill and Liberalism

Mill and Liberalism
Author: Maurice Cowling
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 220
Release: 1990-01-26
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521388726

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When first published in 1963, this interpretation of Mill's thought caused much controversy.

On Liberty

On Liberty
Author: John Stuart Mill
Publisher: SSEL
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2021-09-03
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN:

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The subject of this Essay is not the so-called Liberty of the Will, so unfortunately opposed to the misnamed doctrine of Philosophical Necessity; but Civil, or Social Liberty: the nature and limits of the power which can be legitimately exercised by society over the individual. (...) The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilised community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others.In this famous essay, John Stuart Mill questions liberty of thought, individualism and the limits to the authority of society over the individual. The text is here followed by "Utilitarianism", a treatise in which he defines the main lines of this moral and political theory based on the greatest happiness of the greatest number.

The Liberal Self

The Liberal Self
Author: Wendy Donner
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2018-08-06
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1501723790

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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.

Mill on Liberty: A Defence

Mill on Liberty: A Defence
Author: John Gray
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2013-04-15
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1134802862

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Mill on Liberty 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. 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, Rawls and Berlin. Central to its argument is Gray's contention that, like other liberalisms that ground themselves on an ideal of autonomy or individuality, Millian liberalism has a Eurocentric bias that cannot be given rational justification. Gray addresses the question of whether any form of liberal theory, can, in fact, avoid the bias, and concludes that it cannot. This book will be indispensable both to those familiar with On Liberty and to those coming to it for the first time. In addition, the book will also be of great interest to moral and political theorists, to students of law and jurisprudence and to intellectual historians.

On Liberty

On Liberty
Author: John Stuart Mill
Publisher:
Total Pages: 216
Release: 1859
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

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From the Introduction In his Autobiography, Mill predicts that the essay On Liberty is "likely to survive longer than anything else that I have written." He goes on to say that the essay is the expression of a "single truth: " "the importance, to man and society, of a large variety of types of character, and of giving full freedom to human nature to expand itself in innumerable and conflicting directions." In the essay itself, Mill defines his subject as "the nature and limits of the power which can be legitimately exercised by society over the individual." He defends the absolute freedom of individuals to engage in conduct not harmful to others, and the near-absolute freedom to express and discuss opinions of all kinds. Mill's essay survives, as he had predicted, because his powerful message is still widely rejected by the powerful, and by those who continue to seek power over the lives of others.

On Liberty

On Liberty
Author: John Stuart Mill
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 102
Release: 2016-08-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9781536930368

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In his much quoted, seminal work, On Liberty, John Stuart Mill attempts to establish standards for the relationship between authority and liberty. He emphasizes the importance of individuality which he conceived as a prerequisite to the higher pleasures-the summum bonum of Utilitarianism. Published in 1859, On Liberty presents one of the most eloquent defenses of individual freedom and is perhaps the most widely-read liberal argument in support of the value of liberty.

Mill's Progressive Principles

Mill's Progressive Principles
Author: David O. Brink
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2013-04-18
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0199672148

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David O. Brink offers a reconstruction and assessment of John Stuart Mill's contributions to the utilitarian and liberal traditions. Brink defends interpretations of key elements in Mill's moral and political thought, and shows how a perfectionist reading of his conception of happiness has a significant impact on other aspects of his philosophy.

J.S. Mill's On Liberty in Focus

J.S. Mill's On Liberty in Focus
Author: John Gray
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2012-11-12
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1134984022

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This volume brings together J.S. Mills On Liberty and a selection of important essays by such eminent scholars as Isaiah Berlin, Alan Ryan, John Rees, C.L. Ten and Richard Wollheim. As well as providing authoritative commentary upon On Liberty, the essays reflect a broader debate about the philosophical foundations of Mill's liberalism, particularly the question of the connection betweenMill's professed utilitarianism and his commitment to individual liberty. Introduced and edited by John Gray and G.W. Smith, the book will be of interest to students of Mill, to ethical and political philosophers and to anyone interested in the contemporary status of liberalism.

Getting What You Want?

Getting What You Want?
Author: Bob Brecher
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2012-10-12
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1134793839

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Getting What You Want? is the first book which calls for the collapse of liberal morality. Bob Brecher claims that it is wrong to think that morality is simply rooted in what people want. He explains that in our consumerist society, we make the assumption that getting 'what people want' is our natural goal, and that this 'natural goal' is a necessarily good one. We see that whether it is a matter of pornography or getting married - if people want it, then that's that. But is this really a good thing? Getting What You Want? offers a critique of liberal morality and an analysis of its understanding of the individual as a 'wanting thing'. Brecher boldly argues that the Anglo-American liberalism cannot give an adequate account of moral reasoning and action, nor any justification of moral principles or demands. Ultimately, Brecher shows us that the whole idea of liberal morality is not only incoherent but unattainable.