James Mill (1773-1836) is today best known as Jeremy Bentham's chief disciple and John Stuart Mill's father. Yet Mill himself was a formidable and important Utilitarian thinker in his own right, who earned the respect of even those who disagreed with him. His range was enormous (historian, political philosopher, psychologist, educational theorist, and economist), repeatedly crossing the disciplinary boundaries we take for granted today. This volume presents a wide sampling of Mill's political writings and polemical essays. It begins with his classic work, the Essay on Government, it also includes pieces on the protection of rights, the importance of education, the free press, the secret ballot, and government's use of punishment against those who violate the rights of fellow citizens. The collection concludes with Macauley's famous critique of the Essay, and Mill's heretofore unnoticed reply in his Fragment on Mackintosh (1835). This is the first time that such a selection of Mill's political works has appeared as one volume.
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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13
9780521387484
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96509989
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Author
James Mill
Publication Name
James Mill: Political Writings
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Government
Publication Year
1992
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
358 Pages
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216mm
Item Width
140mm
Item Weight
460g
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James Mill
Series Title
Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought