Why Read Mill Today

Author : John Skorupski
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134183925
Total Pages : 141 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why Read Mill Today? written by John Skorupski and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-08-21 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Stuart Mill is one of the greatest thinkers of the nineteenth century. But does he have anything to teach us today? His deep concern for freedom of the individual is thought by some to be outdated and inadequate to the cultural and religious complexities of twenty first century life. In this succinct and shrewd book, John Skorupski argues that Mill is a profound and inspiring social and political thinker from whom we still have much to learn. He reflects on Mill's central arguments in his most famous works, including Utilitarianism and On Liberty, and traces their implications for democratic politics. With the use of topical and controversial examples, including privacy, religious intolerance, and freedom of speech, he makes Mill's concerns our own at a time when what liberalism means, and why it matters, is once again in dispute. He concludes that Mill's place in the pantheon of 'great thinkers' rests not only on his specific political and social doctrines, but above all on his steadfastly generous and liberal vision of human beings, their relations to one another, and what makes life worth living.

Author : John Skorupski
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134183933
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why Read Mill Today? written by John Skorupski and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-08-21 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the use of topical examples including: privacy, religious intolerance, and freedom of speech, Skorupski makes Mill's concerns our own at a time when what liberalism means, and why it matters, is once again in dispute.

Author : Jonathan Wolff
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191622311
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why Read Marx Today? written by Jonathan Wolff and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2003-08-28 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'All too often, Karl Marx has been regarded as a demon or a deity - or a busted flush. This fresh, provocative, and hugely enjoyable book explains why, for all his shortcomings, his critique of modern society remains forcefully relevant even in the twenty-first century.' Francis Wheen, author of Karl Marx In recent years we could be forgiven for assuming that Marx has nothing left to say to us. Marxist regimes have failed miserably, and with them, it seemed, all reason to take Marx seriously. The fall of the Berlin Wall had enormous symbolic resonance: it was taken to be the fall of Marx as well as of Marxist politics and economics. This timely book argues that we can detach Marx the critic of current society from Marx the prophet of future society, and that he remains the most impressive critic we have of liberal, capitalist, bourgeois society. It also shows that the value of the 'great thinkers' does not depend on their views being true, but on other features such as their originality, insight, and systematic vision. On this account too Marx still richly deserves to be read.

Author : John Stuart Mill
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On Liberty written by John Stuart Mill and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Stuart Mill
Publisher : London : Parker, Son and Bourn
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Utilitarianism written by John Stuart Mill and published by London : Parker, Son and Bourn. This book was released on 1863 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Utilitarianism, by British philosopher John Stuart Mill, is one of his most influential works and is a philosophical defense of utilitarian ethical theory. This publication remained a relevant publication since its original publication in the mid 19th century, as is still relevant in the application of utility in regard to social policy. This is an important work for those studying the concept of utilitarianism, or those who are interested in the writings of John Stuart Mill.

Author : John Stuart Mill
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692087145
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book All Minus One written by John Stuart Mill and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Stuart Mill
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nature, the Utility of Religion, and Theism written by John Stuart Mill and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Stuart Mill
Publisher : Modern Library
ISBN 13 : 0307769798
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Basic Writings of John Stuart Mill written by John Stuart Mill and published by Modern Library. This book was released on 2010-11-10 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The writings of John Stuart Mill have become the cornerstone of political liberalism. Collected for the first time in this volume are Mill’s three seminal and most widely read works: On Liberty, The Subjection of Women, and Utilitarianism. A brilliant defense of individual rights versus the power of the state, On Liberty is essential reading for anyone interested in political thought and theory. As Bertrand Russell reflected, “On Liberty remains a classic . . . the present world would be better than it is, if [Mill’s] principles were more respected.” This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition includes newly commissioned endnotes and commentary by Dale E. Miller, and an index.

Author : John Stuart Mill
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781536930368
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On Liberty written by John Stuart Mill and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-08-05 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his much quoted, seminal work, On Liberty, John Stuart Mill attempts to establish standards for the relationship between authority and liberty. He emphasizes the importance of individuality which he conceived as a prerequisite to the higher pleasures-the summum bonum of Utilitarianism. Published in 1859, On Liberty presents one of the most eloquent defenses of individual freedom and is perhaps the most widely-read liberal argument in support of the value of liberty.

Author : Dale E. Miller
Publisher : Polity
ISBN 13 : 0745625843
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book John Stuart Mill written by Dale E. Miller and published by Polity. This book was released on 2010-08-23 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a clear and highly readable introduction to the ethical and social-political philosophy of John Stuart Mill. Dale Miller provides a cogent and careful account of the main arguments offered by Mill, considers the critical responses to his work, and assesses its legacy for contemporary philosophy.