Utilitarianism
by John Stuart Mill
from Hackett Publishing Company
This expanded edition of John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism includes the text of his 1868 speech to the British House of Commons defending the use of capital punishment in cases of aggravated murder. The speech is significant both because its topic remains timely and because its arguments illustrate the applicability of the principle of utility to questions of large-scale social policy.
On Liberty and Other Essays (Oxford World's Classics)
by John Stuart Mill
from Oxford Univ Press, USA
Collected here in a single volume for the first time, On Liberty, Utilitarianism, Considerations on Representative Government, and The Subjection of Women show John Stuart Mill applying his liberal utilitarian philosophy to a range of issues that remain vital today--the nature of ethics, the scope and limits of individual liberty, the merits of and costs of democratic government, and the place of women in society. In his Introduction John Gray describes these essays as applications of Mill's doctrine of the Art of Life, as set out in A System of Logic. Using the resources of recent scholarship, he shows Mill's work to be far richer and subtler than traditional interpretations allow.
Utilitarianism (Thrift Edition)
by John Stuart Mill
from Dover Publications
Utilitarianism and Other Essays
by John Stuart Mill
from Penguin Classics
Mill's Utilitarianism: A Reader's Guide (Reader's Guides)
by Henry R. West
from Continuum International Publishing Group
Mill's Utilitarianism is one of the most important texts in the teaching of ethics. Utilitarianism as an ethical philosophy is one of the competing theories at the present time and Mill's Utilitarianism is the classic text in this area. As such, it is a hugely important and exciting, yet challenging piece of philosophical writing. In Mill's 'Utilitarianism': A Reader's Guide, Henry R. West offers a clear and thorough account of this key philosophical work. The book offers a detailed review of the key themes and a lucid commentary that will enable readers to rapidly navigate the text. Geared towards the specific requirements of students who need to reach a sound understanding of the text as a whole, the guide explores the complex and important ideas inherent in the text and provides a cogent survey of the reception and influence of Mill's seminal work. This is the ideal companion to study of this most influential of texts.
A Guided Tour of John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism
by Christopher Biffle
from McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Another in the popular Guided Tour series designed for the philosophical novice, this book demands students’ active participation and helps them develop critical reading, thinking, and writing skills.
An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation (Philosophical Classics)
by Jeremy Bentham
from Dover Publications
Utilitarianism and On Liberty: Including 'Essay on Bentham' and Selections from the Writings of Jeremy Bentham and John Austin
by John Stuart Mill
from Wiley-Blackwell
Including three of his most famous and important essays, Utilitarianism, On Liberty, and Essay on Bentham, along with formative selections from Jeremy Bentham and John Austin, this volume provides a uniquely perspicuous view of Mill's ethical and political thought.
- Contains Mill's most famous and influential works, Utilitarianism and On Liberty as well as his important Essay on Bentham.
- Uses the 1871 edition of Utilitarianism, the last to be published in Mill's lifetime.
- Includes selections from Bentham and John Austin, the two thinkers who most influenced Mill.
- Introduction written by Mary Warnock, a highly respected figure in 20th-century ethics in her own right.
- Provides an extensive, up-to-date bibliography with the best scholarship on Mill, Bentham and Utilitarianism.
This book combines John Stuart Mills key writings, Utilitarianism, On Liberty, and Essay on Bentham, with formative selections from Mills greatest influences, Jeremy Bentham and John Austin, and a discerning introduction written by the renowned ethics scholar Mary Warnock. This combination provides a thorough and perspicuous view of Mill's thought. An extensive bibliography of the best scholarship on Mill, Bentham, and Utilitarianism makes this book even more useful for students. This volume affords indispensable insight from and into one of the most profound and influential thinkers in Western philosophy.
Principles of Political Economy: and Chapters on Socialism (The World's Classics)
by John Stuart Mill
from Oxford University Press, USA
This volume unites, for the first time, Books IV and V of Mill's great treatise on political economy with his fragmentary Chapters on Socialism. It shows him applying his classical economic theory to policy questions of lasting concern: the desirability of sustained growth of national wealth and population, the merits of capitalism versus socialism, and the suitable scope of government intervention in the competitive market economy. His answers to those questions have profound relevance today, and they serve to illustrate the enduring power and imagination of his distinctive liberal utilitarian philosophy. The lucid introduction and explanatory notes clarify Mill's philosophy in relation to his economic theory, and make full use of the most recent scholarship.
Utilitarianism, Liberty & Representative Government
by John Stuart Mill
from Wildside Press
John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) was a British philosopher, political economist, civil servant, and Member of Parliament. An advocate of utilitarianism, he was one of the most influential liberal thinkers of the 19th century.
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