In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the philosophy of John Stuart Mill has never been more relevant. Can we reconcile individual liberty with the demands of the common good? John Fitzpatrick argues that, properly understood, Mill's liberal utilitarianism can indeed support a system of rights rich enough to guarantee individual liberty. Combining fresh interpretations of Mill's writings on ethics, politics, and political economy with the historical Mill that can found in his autobiography, the book will be of substantial interest to a wide audience.
In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the philosophy of John Stuart Mill has never been more relevant. Can we reconcile individual liberty with the demands of the common good? John Fitzpatrick argues that, properly understood, Mill's liberal utilitarianism can indeed support a system of rights rich enough to guarantee individual liberty. Combining fresh interpretations of Mill's writings on ethics, politics, and political economy with the historical Mill that can found in his autobiography, the book will be of substantial interest to a wide audience.
CHAPTER ONE: UTILITARIANISM AND RIGHTS James Rachels and Utilitarianism Pig Utilitarianism Utilitarianism and Privacy Racial and Gender Justice Kant and Race Racial Blindness Mill on Race Kant and Women Mill and Feminist Activism The Historical Mill and the Historical Kant Kant and Animals Kant and the Capacity for Rationality Bentham and Animals Bentham and Paederasty Classical Utilitarianism and Rights Utilitarianism, Egalitarianism, and the Right to Equal Consideration CHAPTER TWO: LIBERTARIANISM, CLASSICAL ECONOMICS, AND LIBERTY Libertarianism and Classical Political Economy Mill and Political Economy Freedom and Individual Self-Development The Harm Principle The Liberty Principle Mill's Dialectic Freedom of Expression and Individuality The Utility of Experiments in Living The Final Formulation of the Liberty Principle CHAPTER THREE: MILL'S MINIMALIST ETHICS Edwards' Reading of Mill A Point of Clarification Philosophy and Fashion The Difficulty with the Maximizing Reading The Minimalist Reading Mill and Moral Extremism Mill's Utilitarianism and On Liberty Utilitarianism and A System of Logic The Principle of Utility Utility and Character Formation CHAPTER FOUR: THE RAWLSIAN OBJECTION Rawls's Objection(s) Bentham and Rights Gray and Green Utilitarianism Hospers's Two Mills Punishing the Innocent Slavery and Individual Rights The Virtues of Utilitarianism The Reality Based Community Opportunity Costs False Dichotomies Positive and Negative Liberty Moral Objectivism CONCLUSION BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
CHAPTER ONE: UTILITARIANISM AND RIGHTS James Rachels and Utilitarianism Pig Utilitarianism Utilitarianism and Privacy Racial and Gender Justice Kant and Race Racial Blindness Mill on Race Kant and Women Mill and Feminist Activism The Historical Mill and the Historical Kant Kant and Animals Kant and the Capacity for Rationality Bentham and Animals Bentham and Paederasty Classical Utilitarianism and Rights Utilitarianism, Egalitarianism, and the Right to Equal Consideration CHAPTER TWO: LIBERTARIANISM, CLASSICAL ECONOMICS, AND LIBERTY Libertarianism and Classical Political Economy Mill and Political Economy Freedom and Individual Self-Development The Harm Principle The Liberty Principle Mill's Dialectic Freedom of Expression and Individuality The Utility of Experiments in Living The Final Formulation of the Liberty Principle CHAPTER THREE: MILL'S MINIMALIST ETHICS Edwards' Reading of Mill A Point of Clarification Philosophy and Fashion The Difficulty with the Maximizing Reading The Minimalist Reading Mill and Moral Extremism Mill's Utilitarianism and On Liberty Utilitarianism and A System of Logic The Principle of Utility Utility and Character Formation CHAPTER FOUR: THE RAWLSIAN OBJECTION Rawls's Objection(s) Bentham and Rights Gray and Green Utilitarianism Hospers's Two Mills Punishing the Innocent Slavery and Individual Rights The Virtues of Utilitarianism The Reality Based Community Opportunity Costs False Dichotomies Positive and Negative Liberty Moral Objectivism CONCLUSION BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
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