Three Essays on Religion (Broadview Editions) - Softcover

Mill, John Stuart

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9781551117683: Three Essays on Religion (Broadview Editions)

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ISBN 10: 1551117681 ISBN 13: 9781551117683

Publisher: Broadview Press, 2009

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John Stuart Mill was one of the most important political and social thinkers of the nineteenth century, and his writings on human rights, feminism, the evils of slavery, and the environment are still widely read and influential today. Published after Mill’s death to avoid controversy, the three essays in this edition, Nature, Utility of Religion, and Theism, represent Mill’s considered position on religion. Mill argues that belief in a supernatural power holds us back, but that a conception of the meaning and value of being human, or Religion of Humanity, could make the world a better place. Essential in understanding Mill’s views on religion and his practical philosophy, these essays are also significant contributions to the philosophy and psychology of religion.

Appendices include Mill’s other writings on religion, his early influences, contemporary reviews, and other 19th century writings on religion and science.

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Lou Matz is Associate Professor and Chair of Philosophy at the University of the Pacific, Stockton, California.

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"Lou Matz brings together the essays "Theism", "Nature" and the "Utility of Religion" that Helen Taylor published after Mill's death. In Mill's essays, little of Christianity survives save its exhortation to do good. This volume also contains writings that influenced Mill (e.g., by Jeremy Bentham), discussions of religion found elsewhere in his works, and Victorian reactions to the essays. All this, together with a superb introduction! This volume would make a useful text for students and will certainly become indispensable for the scholar."

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