On John Stuart Mill

Sharing insights from teaching John Stuart Mill for many years, the eminent philosopher Philip Kitcher makes a cogent case for why we should read this nineteenth-century thinker now. He reflects on Mill's ideas in the context of contemporary ethical, social, and political issues.

List of contents

Preface
1. The Making of a Conflicted Humanist
2. Freedom for All?
3. Democracy in Danger?
4. Inevitable Inequality?
5. When Do the Numbers Count?
Coda: Progressive Mill
Suggestions for Further Reading
Index

About the author

Philip Kitcher

Summary

Sharing insights from teaching John Stuart Mill for many years, the eminent philosopher Philip Kitcher makes a cogent case for why we should read this nineteenth-century thinker now. He reflects on Mill’s ideas in the context of contemporary ethical, social, and political issues.

Product details

• Authors: Philip Kitcher, Philip (John Dewey Professor of Philosoph Kitcher, Philip (John Dewey Professor of Philosophy Kitcher
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2023
• EAN: 9780231204156
• ISBN: 978-0-231-20415-6
• No. of pages: 152
• Series: Core Knowledge
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day