James Mill''s Utilitarian Logic and Politics

James Mill's (1773-1836) role in the development of utilitarian thought in the nineteenth century has been overshadowed both by John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) and by Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832). Of the three, the elder Mill is considered to be the least original and with the least important, if any, contributions to utilitarian theory. True as this statement may be, even those who have tried to challenge some of its aspects take the common portrayal of Mill - "the rationalist, the maker of syllogisms, the geometrician" - as given. This book does not. Studying James Mill's background has surprising results with reference to influences outside the Benthamite tradition as well as unexpected implications for his contributions to debates of his time. The book focuses on his political ideas, the ways in which he communicated them and the ways in which he formed them in an attempt to reveal a portrait of Mill unencumbered from the legacy of Thomas Babington Macaulay's (1800-1859) brilliant essay "Utilitarian Logic and Politics".

Info autore

Antis Loizides is Lecturer at the Department of Social and Political Sciences, University of Cyprus.

Riassunto

Attending to the long-established distinction between ‘Logic’ and ‘Rhetoric’, the proposed book will attempt to bring to the surface the underlying rationale of James Mill’s ‘deductive’ way of presenting his arguments.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Antis Loizides, Loizides Antis, Antis (University of Cyprus) Loizides
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 11.04.2019
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Teorie politiche e storia delle idee; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia
• EAN: 9781138204881
• ISBN: 978-1-138-20488-1
• Numero di pagine: 254
• Serie: Routledge Studies in Modern British History
• Categorie: History of Ideas, HISTORY / General, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Political science & theory, Political science and theory, Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought