John Stuart Mill's Social and Political Thought: Critical Assessments

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Psychology Press, 1998 - 1696 oldal

This collection covers the breadth of Mill's work in social theory and political economy, including his ethics, liberalism, theory of government, methodology and feminism. It represents the most important scholarly and philosophical criticism of this century, illustrating the development of modern Mill scholarship and the influence of changing social conditions and philosophical trends upon it.
In a general introduction the editor describes the social and intellectual context of Mill criticism, and provides a linking commentary to the material in each volume. The material in the collection displays the breadth and depth of high-quality scholarly and philosophical criticism of Mill's social thought.
* Volume One covers Social Ethics
* Volume Two covers Freedom
* Volume Three covers Politics and Government
* Volume Four covers Method, Life, Feminism and Culture

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Introduction
1
Review of Considerations on Representative Government
13
J S Mill and Democracy 182961 I J H Burns
52
An Introduction to Mills Theory of Authority
88
88
118
James
138
Thomas Hare
165
J S Mill and the Secret Ballot Bruce L Kinzer
179
J S Mill and Political Violence Geraint Williams
237
John Stuart Mill on the Theory of Property John Gray
251
Mills Doubts About Freedom Under Socialism
271
the Development of John Stuart Mills Views on Socialism
287
John Stuart Mill and the Welfare State O Kurer
338
J S Mills Liberal Utilitarian Assessment of Capitalism Versus
355
J S Mills Defense of
389
J S Mill and India Lynn Zastoupil
408

J S Mill and the Problem of Party Bruce L Kinzer
197
A Note on the Importance of Class in the Political Theory
215

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John Stuart Mill, Classical economist, was born in 1806. His father was the Ricardian economist, James Mill. John Stuart Mill's writings on economics and philosophy were prodigious. His "Principles of Political Economy, With Some of Their Applications to Social Philosophy," published in 1848, was the leading economics textbook of the English-speaking world during the second half of the 19th century. Some of Mill's other works include "Considerations on Representative Government," "Auguste Comte and Positivism," "The Subjection of Women," and "Three Essays on Religion." John Mill died in 1873.

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