John Stuart Mill's political philosophy : balancing freedom and the collective good
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John Stuart Mill's political philosophy : balancing freedom and the collective good
（Continuum studies in British philosophy）
Continuum, [200-]
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"First published 2006"--T.p.verso of reprinted 2006
Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-181) and index
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In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the philosophy of John Stuart Mill has never been more relevant. Can we reconcile individual liberty with the demands of the common good? Mill's central concern was to modify the Utilitarian ethical theory of Jeremy Bentham and his father, James Mill, in a manner that would safeguard human rights. However, many philosophers - most notably John Rawls - have argued that Mill's attempt was either inconsistent or incoherent. This new reading of Mill defends him against these charges, and shows the value of his approach to the world we live in today. John Fitzpatrick argues that, properly understood, Mill's liberal utilitarianism can indeed support a system of rights rich enough to guarantee individual liberty. Combining fresh interpretations of Mill's writings on ethics, politics, and political economy with the historical Mill that can found in his autobiography, the book will be of substantial interest to a wide audience.
Table of Contents
- CHAPTER ONE: UTILITARIANISM AND RIGHTS
- James Rachels and Utilitarianism
- Pig Utilitarianism
- Utilitarianism and Privacy
- Racial and Gender Justice
- Kant and Race
- Racial Blindness
- Mill on Race
- Kant and Women
- Mill and Feminist Activism
- The Historical Mill and the Historical Kant
- Kant and Animals
- Kant and the Capacity for Rationality
- Bentham and Animals
- Bentham and Paederasty
- Classical Utilitarianism and Rights
- Utilitarianism, Egalitarianism, and the Right to Equal Consideration
- CHAPTER TWO: LIBERTARIANISM, CLASSICAL ECONOMICS, AND LIBERTY. Libertarianism and Classical Political Economy
- Mill and Political Economy
- Freedom and Individual Self-Development
- The Harm Principle
- The Liberty Principle
- Mill's Dialectic
- Freedom of Expression and Individuality
- The Utility of Experiments in Living
- The Final Formulation of the Liberty Principle
- CHAPTER THREE: MILL'S MINIMALIST ETHICS
- Edwards' Reading of Mill
- A Point of Clarification
- Philosophy and Fashion
- The Difficulty with the Maximizing Reading
- The Minimalist Reading
- Mill and Moral Extremism
- Mill's Utilitarianism and On Liberty
- Utilitarianism and A System of Logic
- The Principle of Utility
- Utility and Character Formation
- CHAPTER FOUR: THE RAWLSIAN OBJECTION
- Rawls's Objection(s)
- Bentham and Rights
- Gray and Green Utilitarianism
- Hospers's Two Mills
- Punishing the Innocent
- Slavery and Individual Rights
- The Virtues of Utilitarianism
- The Reality Based Community
- Opportunity Costs
- False Dichotomies
- Positive and Negative Liberty
- Moral Objectivism
- CONCLUSION
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX.
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