Utilitarianism - Couverture souple

Mill, John Stuart

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0760771758 ISBN 13 : 9780760771754

Editeur : Barnes & Noble Inc, 2005

Synopsis

John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism, which first appeared in three installments of Fraser's Magazine in 1861, was intended as a defense of the notorious doctrine identified with the liberal reformer Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) and with the author's father, James Mill (1773-1836). The defense was successful. While 'the principle of utility, or as Bentham has latterly called it, the greatest happiness principle', may have scandalised Victorian England, Mill's Utilitarianism became one of the defining documents of modern British and American liberalism. It is impossible to appreciate contemporary social and political life without coming to grips with utilitarianism.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

John Stuart Mill (1806–1873) was a British philosopher, economist and civil servant. An influential contributor to social theory, political theory, and political economy, his conception of liberty justified the freedom of the individual in opposition to unlimited state control. He was a proponent of utilitarianism, an ethical theory developed by Jeremy Bentham, although his conception of it was very different from Bentham's. Hoping to remedy the problems found in an inductive approach to science, such as confirmation bias, he clearly set forth the premises of falsification as the key component in the scientific method. Mill was also a Member of Parliament and an important figure in liberal political philosophy.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Barnes & Noble Inc
• Date d'édition: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0760771758
• ISBN 13: 9780760771754
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 96