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The Utilitarianism

And the 1868 Speech on Capital Punishment

The Utilitarianism( )
Author: Mill, John Stuart
Editor: Sher, George
Series title:Hackett Classics Ser.
ISBN:978-0-87220-605-2
Publication Date:Jun 2002
Publisher:Hackett Publishing Company, Incorporated
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $9.99
Book Description:

This expanded edition of John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism includes the text of his1868 speech to the British House of Commons defending the use of capitalpunishment in cases of aggravated murder. The speech is significant both becauseits topic remains timely and because its arguments illustrate the applicability ofthe principle of utility to questions of large-scale social policy.

Book Details
Pages:88
Detailed Subjects: Philosophy / Movements / Utilitarianism
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):0.9 x 21.5 x 13.9 cm
Book Weight:0.086 Kilograms
Author Biography
Mill, John Stuart (Author)
John Stuart Mill, Classical economist, was born in 1806. His father was the Ricardian economist, James Mill. John Stuart Mill's writings on economics and philosophy were prodigious. His "Principles of Political Economy, With Some of Their Applications to Social Philosophy," published in 1848, was the leading economics textbook of the English-speaking world during the second half of the 19th century.

Some of Mill's other works include "Considerations on Representative Government," "Auguste Comte and Positivism," "The Subjection of Women," and "Three Essays on Religion."

John Mill died in 1873.

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