The Autobiography of John Stuart Mill

by John Stuart Mill

Overview

Autobiography of John Stuart Mill by John Stuart Mill John Stuart Mill (20 May 1806

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781469946016
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	01/21/2012
Pages:	230
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.48(d)

About the Author

John Stuart Mill, FRSE (20 May 1806 - 8 May 1873) was an English philosopher, political economist and civil servant. He was an influential contributor to social theory, political theory and political economy. He has been called "the most influential English-speaking philosopher of the nineteenth century". Mill's conception of liberty justified the freedom of the individual in opposition to unlimited state control. He was a proponent of utilitarianism, an ethical theory developed by Jeremy Bentham. Hoping to remedy the problems found in an inductive approach to science, such as confirmation bias, he clearly set forth the premises of falsifiability as the key component in the scientific method. Mill was also a Member of Parliament and an important figure in liberal political philosophy.

Editorial Reviews

Mill’s autobiography is a matchless monument.”

1874 Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool