John R. Fitzpatrick

John Stuart Mill's Political Philosophy (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juni 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781847143440
• Artikelnr.: 40775307

Autorenporträt

John R. Fitzpatrick teaches philosophy at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

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