The English utilitarians

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The English utilitarians

Leslie Stephen

（Cambridge library collection, . Philosophy）

Cambridge University Press, 2012

  • v. 1. Jeremy Bentham : pbk
  • v. 2. James Mill : pbk
  • v. 3. John Stuart Mill : pbk

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This edition first published 1900. This digitally printed version 2012"--T.p. verso

Originally published: London : Duckworth and Co., 1900

Includes bibliographical footnotes and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

v. 1. Jeremy Bentham : pbk ISBN 9781108041003

Description

Leslie Stephen (1832-1904), author, literary critic, social commentator and the first editor of the Dictionary of National Biography, published his two-volume History of English Thought in the Eighteenth Century (also reissued in this series) in 1876. This led him to further investigation and study of utilitarianism, whose proponents believed that human action should be guided by the principle of ensuring the happiness of the greatest number of people. While working on many other projects, especially the Dictionary, and haunted by domestic tragedy in the sudden death of his second wife in 1895, Stephen struggled for two decades with this undertaking, calling it the 'utilitarian bog': the long-awaited three-volume work was finally published in 1900. Volume 1 gives the social and political context of the rise of utilitarianism and examines its leading theorist, Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832).

Table of Contents

  • Preface
  • Introductory
  • 1. Political condition
  • 2. The industrial spirits
  • 3. Social problems
  • 4. Philosophy
  • 5. Bentham's life
  • 6. Bentham's doctrine
  • Note on Bentham's writings.
Volume

v. 2. James Mill : pbk ISBN 9781108041010

Description

Leslie Stephen (1832-1904), author, literary critic, social commentator and the first editor of the Dictionary of National Biography, published his two-volume History of English Thought in the Eighteenth Century (also reissued in this series) in 1876. This led him to further investigation and study of utilitarianism, whose proponents believed that human action should be guided by the principle of ensuring the happiness of the greatest number of people. While working on many other projects, especially the Dictionary, and haunted by domestic tragedy in the sudden death of his second wife in 1895, Stephen struggled for two decades with this undertaking, calling it the 'utilitarian bog': the long-awaited three-volume work was finally published in 1900. Volume 2 examines the life and political background of James Mill (1773-1836) whose writings were influential in the dissemination of utilitarianism.

Table of Contents

  • 1. James Mill
  • 2. Reform movements
  • 3. Political theory
  • 4. Malthus
  • 5. Ricardo
  • 6. Economic heretics
  • 7. Psychology
  • 8. Religion.
Volume

v. 3. John Stuart Mill : pbk ISBN 9781108041027

Description

Leslie Stephen (1832-1904), author, literary critic, social commentator and the first editor of the Dictionary of National Biography, published his two-volume History of English Thought in the Eighteenth Century (also reissued in this series) in 1876. This led him to further investigation and study of utilitarianism, whose proponents believed that human action should be guided by the principle of ensuring the happiness of the greatest number of people. While working on many other projects, especially the Dictionary, and haunted by domestic tragedy in the sudden death of his second wife in 1895, Stephen struggled for two decades with this undertaking, calling it the 'utilitarian bog': the long-awaited three-volume work was finally published in 1900. Volume 3 examines John Stuart Mill (1806-73), the son of James Mill, philosopher, economist and a proponent of utilitarianism who was influential in the development of political liberalism.

Table of Contents

  • 1. John Stuart Mill's life
  • 2. Mill's logic
  • 3. Political economy
  • 4. Politics and ethics
  • 5. Historical method
  • 6. Philosophy
  • Index.

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