James Mill's Utilitarian Logic and Politics

by Antis Loizides

Book Overview

James Mill's (1773-1836) role in the development of utilitarian thought in the nineteenth century has been overshadowed both by John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) and by Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832). Of the three, the elder Mill is considered to be the least original and with the least important, if any, contributions to utilitarian theory. True as this statement may be, even those who have tried to challenge some of its aspects take the common portrayal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367786583
• ISBN13: 9780367786588
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"