Mill's progressive principles
by Brink, David O., (David Owen)
David O. Brink offers a reconstruction and assessment of John Stuart Mill's contributions to the utilitarian and liberal traditions. Brink defends interpretations of key elements in Mill's moral and political thought, and shows how a perfectionist reading of his conception of happiness has a significant impact on other aspects of his philosophy.
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- Full title :Mill's progressive principles / David O. Brink.
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David O. Brink offers a reconstruction and assessment of John Stuart Mill's contributions to the utilitarian and liberal traditions. Brink defends interpretations of key elements in Mill's moral and political thought, and shows how a perfectionist reading of his conception of happiness has a significant impact on other aspects of his philosophy.
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- Publication Date:2013.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication:Oxford
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2013.
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- Description:xix, 307 pages ; : 24 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780199672141, 0199672148
- oclc:ocn822959047
- LC Classification:B1607
- Dewey Decimal:320.512092
Table of Contents
Mill's radical background -- Varieties of motivation -- Perfectionism about happiness and higher pleasures -- Ambivalence about duty -- The justification of utilitarianism -- Liberal preliminaries -- Freedom of expression in a liberal context -- Liberal principles refined -- Liberalism, utilitarianism, and rights -- Liberal democracy -- Sexual equality -- Epilogue.
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