Aug 25, 2016 · John Stuart Mill (1806–73) was the most influential English language philosopher of the nineteenth century. He was a naturalist, a utilitarian, and a liberal, whose work explores …

Oct 9, 2007 · John Stuart Mill (1806–1873) was the most famous and influential British philosopher of the nineteenth century. He was one of the last systematic philosophers, making …

Jul 28, 2003 · For example, it is possible to argue that personal autonomy has intrinsic value independent of a fully worked out view of practical reason. Following John Stuart Mill, for …

Mar 27, 2009 · It is generally thought that on the utilitarian view one ought to maximize the overall good — that is, consider the good of others as well as one’s own good. In the case of the …

Oct 9, 2007 · John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) was the most famous and influential British moral philosopher of the nineteenth century. He was one of the last systematic philosophers, making …

Mill’s view of the eighteenth-century as a fundamentally negative moment was in part influenced by Auguste Comte, though ideas such as this were, he notes, “the general property of Europe, …

May 20, 2003 · The paradigm case of consequentialism is utilitarianism, whose classic proponents were Jeremy Bentham (1789), John Stuart Mill (1861), and Henry Sidgwick (1907).

Nov 30, 2005 · In 1869, John Stuart Mill published a second edition of this essay with extended comments by himself, Alexander Bain, George Grote and Andrew Findlater, a noted philologist.

Mar 11, 2002 · Harriet Taylor Mill (1807–1858) poses a unique set of problems for an encyclopedist. The usual approach to writing an entry on a historical figure, namely presenting …

Mar 17, 2015 · With Mill’s encouragement, Bentham returned to his earlier manuscripts on political reform and refined and significantly expanded his critique to encompass the forms of …