Starting with Mill

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Starting with Mill
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John R. Fitzpatrick
SeriesStarting with...
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:192
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
Category/GenreWestern philosophy - c 1600 to c 1900
ISBN/Barcode 9781847062406
ClassificationsDewey:192
Audience
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Publication Date 3 June 2010
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

John Stuart Mill was one of the most important and influential British philosophers. When one considers his overall intellectual contributions, Mill is arguably the most important intellectual figure of the nineteenth century. Covering all the key concepts of his work, Starting with Mill provides an accessible introduction to the ideas of this hugely significant thinker. Clearly structured according to Mill's key works, the book leads the reader through a thorough overview of the development of his thought, resulting in a more thorough understanding of the roots of his philosophical concerns. Offering coverage of the full range of Mill's ideas, the book explores his contributions to metaphysics and epistemology, logic, psychology, political economy, ethics, utilitarianism, and liberalism. The book introduces the major thinkers whose work proved influential in the development of Mill's thought, including Jeremy Bentham, James Mill, Adam Smith, John Locke and the other British Empiricists.

Author Biography

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

Reviews

Fitzpatrick is succinct while providing a considerable amount of exposition and analysis, and he writes lucidly about the complexities of moral philosophy -- Kenneth R. Stunkel, Monmouth University, USA * The European Legacy: Toward New Paradigms, vol. 19 *