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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824492803321

Autore

Donner Wendy <1948->

Titolo

Mill / / Wendy Donner and Richard Fumerton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, U.K., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009

ISBN

9786612706417

9781282706415

1282706411

9781444305746

1444305743

9781444305753

1444305751

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (222 p.)

Collana

Blackwell great minds ; ; 10

Altri autori (Persone)

FumertonRichard A. <1949->

Disciplina

192

Soggetti

Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [196]-204) and index.

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