The Philosophy of John Stuart Mill

ISBN-13: 9780333727188 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 268 str.

Alan Ryan

Recenzje

'The time has come for a reassessment of Mill in the round, and this we have, admirably executed, in this book by Mr Ryan.' - J.O. Urmson, Philosophical Quarterly

'Ryan's emphasis upon Mill's consistency makes the total picture that emerges refreshingly suggestive and interesting...he has accomplished admirably what he set out to do.' - John D. Lewis, American Political Science Review

'Alan Ryan aims in this book to show that Mill was far more genuinely a systematic philosopher than has often been supposed...he seeks to demonstrate a consistency of purpose in Mill which has either been denied by his interpreters, or, very frequently, simply overlooked by those who have read different parts of his philosophy at different times, and never thought much about the connections between them. This is a very intelligent and absorbing book which is extremely well worth reading by anyone interested in Mill as a philosopher.' - Mary Warnock, New Society

Spis treści

Preface to the Second Edition Acknowledgements Introduction The Deductive Conception of Explanation 'Real' Inference Induction and Its Canons Tendencies and Uniformities Mathematics as an Inductive Science Mind and Matter Freedom in a Determined World False Steps in Social Science Mechanics as a Model for Sociology Social Astronomy Towards Rationality in Ethics Utility and Justice On Liberty: Beyond Duty to Personal Aesthetics Bibliography Bibliography of Works Cited in the Preface to the Second Edition Additional Select Bibliography Index

O autorze

ALAN RYAN is Warden of New College, Oxford. From 1988 to 1996 he taught at Princeton University, and before that at Oxford. His most recent book is John Dewey and the High Tide of American Liberalism; he has written extensively on John Stuart Mill, and on the history of political thought more generally.