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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1885. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... NATURE "VTATURE, natural, and the group of words derived from them, or allied to them in etymology, have at all times filled a great place in the thoughts and taken a strong hold on the feelings of mankind. That they should have done so is not surprising, when we consider what the words, in their primitive and most obvious signification, represent; but it is unfortunate that a set of terms which play so great a part in moral and metaphysical speculation, should have acquired many meanings different from the primary one, yet sufficiently allied to it to admit of confusion. The words have thus become entangled in so many foreign associations, mostly of a very powerful and tenacious character, that they have come to excite, and to be the symbols of, feelings which their original meaning will by no means justify; and which have made them one of the most copious sources of false taste, false philosophy, false morality, and even bad law. B The most important application of the Socratic Elenchus, as exhibited and improved by Plato, consists in dissecting large abstractions of this description; fixing down to a precise definition the meaning which as popularly used they merely shadow forth, and questioning and testing the common maxims and opinions in which they bear a part. It is to be regretted that among the instructive specimens of this kind of investigation which Plato has left, and to which subsequent times have been so much indebted for whatever intellectual clearness they have attained, he has not enriched posterity with a dialogue Trcpl Qvgzwq. If the idea denoted by the word had been subjected to his searching analysis, and the popular commonplaces in which it figures had been submitted to the ordeal of his powerful dialectics, his successors probably...

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"Lou Matz's edition of Mill's Three Essays on Religion offers significant 'value added' over the text of the essays themselves. Matz's introduction is detailed and informative, yet accessible and engaging enough for students of all levels. Matz also includes passages on religion from Mill's other works and his correspondence, reviews from contemporary readers of the Essays, and discussions of the relation between religion and science from Charles Darwin and T. H. Huxley. Thus this one volume contains all of the materials necessary for a comprehensive and contextual understanding of Mill's views on religion."--Dale E. Miller

"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."--Fred Wilson

"Mill thought deeply and impartially about religion, and his writings are as significant now as they were in his own day. This outstanding edition combines scholarship with accessibility. With its excellent introduction and useful appendices, it is the ideal text for students, teachers, and advanced researchers."--Roger Crisp

"John Stuart Mill's Three Essays on Religion deserve closer attention than they generally receive from students of philosophy and religion. This edition will serve to stimulate interest in the essays themselves and the light they shed on Mill's philosophy as a whole. Lou Matz has provided a substantial introduction that helpfully situates the essays in the context of Mill's life and thought. The appendices are especially welcome since they bring together materials that are not conveniently available elsewhere, including other writings of Mill on religion and extracts from influential works of the period."--Alan Millar

"Mill's Three Essays belongs on any shortlist of the towering classics of secularist thought; but it has never yet been given its due. We must therefore be cheered by its appearance in a neat and friendly volume that every one of us would want to have on our bookshelves. And the fact that the essays are supplemented in this edition by a splendid introduction from Louis Matz, and a generous selection from Mill's other writings on religion, is yet another motive for good cheer."--Jonathan Ree "New Humanist "

“[The] essays, along with the extensive supplementary material in this volume, provide the basis for exciting and detailed analysis by student and scholar alike, the sort of comprehensive, contextual work in the history of philosophy that brings old texts into contemporary life. ... The book provides the tools for exceptional scholarship and teaching regarding Mill’s views on religion, and for that we can all be grateful.” — Julie C. Van Camp, California State University (Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews)

“Mill’s Three Essays belongs on any shortlist of the towering classics of secularist thought; but it has never yet been given its due. We must therefore be cheered by its appearance in a neat and friendly volume that every one of us would want to have on our bookshelves. And the fact that the essays are supplemented in this edition by a splendid introduction from Louis Matz, and a generous selection from Mill’s other writings on religion, is yet another motive for good cheer.” — Jonathan Rée, New Humanist

“Mill thought deeply and impartially about religion, and his writings are as significant now as they were in his own day. This outstanding edition combines scholarship with accessibility. With its excellent introduction and useful appendices, it is the ideal text for students, teachers, and advanced researchers.” — Roger Crisp, St. Anne’s College, Oxford

“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.” — Fred Wilson, University of Toronto

“John Stuart Mill’s Three Essays on Religion deserve closer attention than they generally receive from students of philosophy and religion. This edition will serve to stimulate interest in the essays themselves and the light they shed on Mill’s philosophy as a whole. Lou Matz has provided a substantial introduction that helpfully situates the essays in the context of Mill’s life and thought. The appendices are especially welcome since they bring together materials that are not conveniently available elsewhere, including other writings of Mill on religion and extracts from influential works of the period.” — Alan Millar, University of Stirling

“Lou Matz’s edition of Mill’s Three Essays on Religion offers significant ‘value added’ over the text of the essays themselves. Matz’s introduction is detailed and informative, yet accessible and engaging enough for students of all levels. Matz also includes passages on religion from Mill’s other works and his correspondence, reviews from contemporary readers of the Essays, and discussions of the relation between religion and science from Charles Darwin and T. H. Huxley. Thus this one volume contains all of the materials necessary for a comprehensive and contextual understanding of Mill’s views on religion.” — Dale E. Miller, Old Dominion University

"[The] essays, along with the extensive supplementary material in this volume, provide the basis for exciting and detailed analysis by student and scholar alike, the sort of comprehensive, contextual work in the history of philosophy that brings old texts into contemporary life. ... The book provides the tools for exceptional scholarship and teaching regarding Mill's views on religion, and for that we can all be grateful." -- Julie C. Van Camp, California State University (Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews)

"Mill's Three Essays belongs on any shortlist of the towering classics of secularist thought; but it has never yet been given its due. We must therefore be cheered by its appearance in a neat and friendly volume that every one of us would want to have on our bookshelves. And the fact that the essays are supplemented in this edition by a splendid introduction from Louis Matz, and a generous selection from Mill's other writings on religion, is yet another motive for good cheer." -- Jonathan Ree, New Humanist

"Mill thought deeply and impartially about religion, and his writings are as significant now as they were in his own day. This outstanding edition combines scholarship with accessibility. With its excellent introduction and useful appendices, it is the ideal text for students, teachers, and advanced researchers." -- Roger Crisp, St. Anne's College, Oxford

"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." -- Fred Wilson, University of Toronto

"John Stuart Mill's Three Essays on Religion deserve closer attention than they generally receive from students of philosophy and religion. This edition will serve to stimulate interest in the essays themselves and the light they shed on Mill's philosophy as a whole. Lou Matz has provided a substantial introduction that helpfully situates the essays in the context of Mill's life and thought. The appendices are especially welcome since they bring together materials that are not conveniently available elsewhere, including other writings of Mill on religion and extracts from influential works of the period." -- Alan Millar, University of Stirling

"Lou Matz's edition of Mill's Three Essays on Religion offers significant 'value added' over the text of the essays themselves. Matz's introduction is detailed and informative, yet accessible and engaging enough for students of all levels. Matz also includes passages on religion from Mill's other works and his correspondence, reviews from contemporary readers of the Essays, and discussions of the relation between religion and science from Charles Darwin and T. H. Huxley. Thus this one volume contains all of the materials necessary for a comprehensive and contextual understanding of Mill's views on religion." -- Dale E. Miller, Old Dominion University

"[The] essays, along with the extensive supplementary material in this volume, provide the basis for exciting and detailed analysis by student and scholar alike, the sort of comprehensive, contextual work in the history of philosophy that brings old texts into contemporary life. ... The book provides the tools for exceptional scholarship and teaching regarding Mill's views on religion, and for that we can all be grateful." -- Julie C. Van Camp, California State University (Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews)

"Mill's Three Essays belongs on any shortlist of the towering classics of secularist thought; but it has never yet been given its due. We must therefore be cheered by its appearance in a neat and friendly volume that every one of us would want to have on our bookshelves. And the fact that the essays are supplemented in this edition by a splendid introduction from Louis Matz, and a generous selection from Mill's other writings on religion, is yet another motive for good cheer." -- Jonathan Ree, New Humanist

"Mill thought deeply and impartially about religion, and his writings are as significant now as they were in his own day. This outstanding edition combines scholarship with accessibility. With its excellent introduction and useful appendices, it is the ideal text for students, teachers, and advanced researchers." -- Roger Crisp, St. Anne's College, Oxford

"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." -- Fred Wilson, University of Toronto

"John Stuart Mill's Three Essays on Religion deserve closer attention than they generally receive from students of philosophy and religion. This edition will serve to stimulate interest in the essays themselves and the light they shed on Mill's philosophy as a whole. Lou Matz has provided a substantial introduction that helpfully situates the essays in the context of Mill's life and thought. The appendices are especially welcome since they bring together materials that are not conveniently available elsewhere, including other writings of Mill on religion and extracts from influential works of the period." -- Alan Millar, University of Stirling

"Lou Matz's edition of Mill's Three Essays on Religion offers significant 'value added' over the text of the essays themselves. Matz's introduction is detailed and informative, yet accessible and engaging enough for students of all levels. Matz also includes passages on religion from Mill's other works and his correspondence, reviews from contemporary readers of the Essays, and discussions of the relation between religion and science from Charles Darwin and T. H. Huxley. Thus this one volume contains all of the materials necessary for a comprehensive and contextual understanding of Mill's views on religion." -- Dale E. Miller, Old Dominion University

From the Back Cover:

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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  • PublisherGeneral Books LLC
  • Publication date2012
  • ISBN 10 1151289345
  • ISBN 13 9781151289346
  • BindingPaperback
  • Number of pages58

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