Record Nr.

UNINA9910146098303321

Autore

Donner Wendy <1948->

Titolo

Mill [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Hoboken, : Wiley, 2009

ISBN

1-282-70641-1

9786612706417

1-4443-0574-3

1-4443-0575-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (222 p.)

Collana

Blackwell great minds Mill

Altri autori (Persone)

FumertonRichard

Disciplina

192

Soggetti

Mill, John Stuart

Philosophy

Philosophy & Religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

acknowledgments; abbreviations; chapter 1; introduction; part i; mill 's moral and political philosophy; Wendy Donner; chapter 2; utilitarianism: theory of value; chapter 3; utilitarianism:morality, justice,and the art of life; chapter 4; liberty; chapter 5; philosophy of education; chapter 6; political philosophy: liberalism and democracy; chapter 7; sexual equality and the subjection of women; chapter 8; environmental ethics; part ii; mill 's logic,metaphysics, and epistemology; Richard Fumerton; chapter 9; introduction and background; chapter 10; logic and epistemology; chapter 11

metaphysicsbibliography; index

Sommario/riassunto

John Stuart Mill investigates the central elements of the 19th century philosopher's most profound and influential works, from On Liberty to Utilitarianism and The Subjection of Women. Through close analysis of his primary works, it reveals the very heart of the thinker's ideas, and examines them in the context of utilitarianism, liberalism and the British empiricism prevalent in Mill's day. Presents an analysis of the full range of Mill's primary writings, getting to the core of the philosopher's ideas. Examines the central elements of Mill's writings