Happiness, Justice and Freedom: The Moral and Political Philosophy of John Stuart Mill. By Fred R. Berger. (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1984. Pp. x + 364. $24.95.)

1985 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 277-278
Author(s):  
Ethan M. Fishman
Keyword(s):  
Political Philosophy ◽  
John Stuart Mill ◽  
University Of California

scholarly journals Mill's ‘Modern’ Radicalism Re-Examined: Joseph Persky's The Political Economy of Progress

Utilitas ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen McCabe
Keyword(s):  
Political Philosophy ◽  
Political Economy ◽  
Political Discourse ◽  
John Stuart Mill ◽  
The Political ◽  
Economic Relations ◽  
Specific Species

AbstractIn The Political Economy of Progress, Joseph Persky argues for seeing John Stuart Mill as a consistent ‘radical’ with much to offer modern ‘radical’ political discourse. In this article, I further this claim with consideration of Mill's political philosophy, as well as his political economy. Exploring Mill's commitment to radical reordering of the economy, as well as emphasizing his commitment to egalitarianism; his historically nuanced view of ‘the progress of justice’; and his desire for a transformation of social (and economic) relations allows us to see more clearly how Mill's radicalism was a specific species of socialism. That is, Mill's early radical enthusiasm for the ideals of ‘liberty, equality and fraternity’ is also to be seen in his later socialism. Recognizing his ‘radicalism’ as a species of socialism allows greater understanding of the depth, importance and ‘radicalism’ of Mill's desired socialist reforms.

Autobiography

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Stuart Mill
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Political Philosophy ◽  
John Stuart Mill ◽  
Substantial Contribution ◽  
Intellectual Life ◽  
Jeremy Bentham ◽  
Ancient Greek ◽  
Political Thinker ◽  
Ways Of Life

It may be useful that there should be some record of an education which was unusual and remarkable John Stuart Mill (1806-73), philosopher, economist, and political thinker, was the most prominent figure of nineteenth century English intellectual life and his work has continuing significance for contemporary debates about ethics, politics and economics. His father, James Mill, a close associate of the utilitarian philosopher Jeremy Bentham, assumed responsibility for his eldest son's education, teaching him ancient Greek at the age of three and equipping him with a broad knowledge of the physical and moral sciences of the day. Mill’s Autobiography was written to give an account of the extraordinary education he received at the hands of his father and to express his gratitude to those he saw as influencing his thought, but it is also an exercise in self-analysis and an attempt to vindicate himself against claims that he was the product of hothousing. The Autobiography also acknowledges the substantial contribution made to Mill’s thinking and writings by Harriet Taylor, whom he met when he was twenty-four, and married twenty-one years later, after the death of her husband. The Autobiography helps us understand more fully some of the principal commitments that Mill’s political philosophy has become famous for, in particular his appreciation of the diversity, plurality, and complexity of ways of life and their possibilities. This edition of the Autobiography includes additional manuscript materials from earlier drafts which demonstrate the conflicting imperatives that influenced Mill’schoice of exactly what to say about some of the most significant episodes and relationships in his life. Mark Philps introduction explores the forces that led Mill to write the ‘life’ and points to the tensions in the text and in Mill's life.

Tact

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Russell
Keyword(s):  
Political Philosophy ◽  
Population Growth ◽  
Literary Criticism ◽  
George Eliot ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
John Stuart Mill ◽  
Walter Pater ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
The Relationship

The social practice of tact was an invention of the nineteenth century, a period when Britain was witnessing unprecedented urbanization, industrialization, and population growth. In an era when more and more people lived more closely than ever before with people they knew less and less about, tact was a new mode of feeling one's way with others in complex modern conditions. This book traces how the essay genre came to exemplify this sensuous new ethic and aesthetic. It argues that the essay form provided the resources for the performance of tact in this period and analyzes its techniques in the writings of Charles Lamb, John Stuart Mill, Matthew Arnold, George Eliot, and Walter Pater. The book shows how their essays offer grounds for a claim about the relationship among art, education, and human freedom—an “aesthetic liberalism”—not encompassed by traditional political philosophy or in literary criticism. For these writers, tact is not about codes of politeness but about making an art of ordinary encounters with people and objects and evoking the fullest potential in each new encounter. The book demonstrates how their essays serve as a model for a critical handling of the world that is open to surprises, and from which egalitarian demands for new relationships are made. Offering fresh approaches to thinking about criticism, sociability, politics, and art, the book concludes by following a legacy of essayistic tact to the practice of British psychoanalysts like D. W. Winnicott and Marion Milner.

Capitalism Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

2020 ◽  
pp. 19-37
Author(s):  
Daniel Halliday ◽  
John Thrasher
Keyword(s):  
Political Philosophy ◽  
Political Economy ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Golden Age ◽  
Adam Smith ◽  
Academic Discipline ◽  
John Stuart Mill ◽  
Historical Narrative ◽  
The Way

This chapter seeks to convey the way in which political economy, as an academic discipline, attempts to unify what are now recognized as the distinct disciplines of economics and political philosophy. This will be done largely by way of a historical narrative, one that details the rise of political economy and the authors behind it, such as Adam Smith and John Stuart Mill, before providing some reasons for its decline in the 20th century as academia underwent increased specialization and fragmentation. This will provide some background for appreciating the comeback that political economy is now enjoying, as another golden age is perhaps approaching.

Happiness, Justice and Freedom: The Moral & Political Philosophy of John Stuart Mill.

Noûs ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Robert W. Hoag ◽  
Fred R. Berger
Keyword(s):  
Political Philosophy ◽  
John Stuart Mill

6. Justice for Everyone, Everywhere?

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Wolff
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Political Philosophy ◽  
Global Justice ◽  
Karl Marx ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Mary Wollstonecraft ◽  
John Stuart Mill ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Racial Justice ◽  
Single State

This chapter examines some issues that have come to greater attention in more recent decades, with particular emphasis on what it calls ‘oversights’ of justice. It begins by arguing that some of the greatest political philosophers had suffered from ‘oversights’, notably Karl Marx, Mary Wollstonecraft, and John Stuart Mill. It then considers some of these oversights of justice, first by looking at issues of gender equality, then at racial justice, followed by issues of disability and sexual orientation, each from the standpoint of what is known as ‘domestic justice’: justice as it operates within a single state. It also explores questions of global justice, including immigration, and global inequalities of wealth, along with justice to future generations, especially in relation to climate change. These discussions reflect areas of great contemporary concern, both in political philosophy and in real life.

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