The Philosophy of John Stuart Mill *** 2nd Edition ***

Ryan, Alan

ISBN 10: 0391036343 / ISBN 13: 9780391036345

Published by Prometheus Books, 1990

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Philosophy of John Stuart Mill *** 2nd Edition ***
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0391036343
• ISBN 13: 9780391036345
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dimensions: 14.61W x 21.59H x 2.54D centimeters 14.61 centimeters width by 21.59 centimeters height by 2.54 centimeters depth
• Weight: 362.874 grams

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Synopsis

The Philosophy of John Stuart Mill demonstrates that Mill both saw his views as part of a systematic defense of empiricist epistemology and utilitarian ethics, and was to a large extent successful in offering a coherent and connected defense of this system. At the time Alan Ryan's highly acclaimed study was first published, it was unusual in insisting on the systematic character of Mill's philosophy. Since 1970, however, many writers have contributed to a more systematic understanding of Mill's program for philosophy, ethics and social science, and Alan Ryan's new preface to the second edition assesses the way Mill appears in this new climate of opinion.

About the Author

ALAN RYAN is Warden of New College, Oxford. From 1988 to 1996 he taught at Princeton University, and before that at Oxford. His most recent book is John Dewey and the High Tide of American Liberalism; he has written extensively on John Stuart Mill, and on the history of political thought more generally.