Principles of Political Economy: With Some of Their Applications to Social PhilosophyHackett Publishing, 15 бер. 2004 р. - 352 стор. Stephen Nathanson's clear-sighted abridgment of Principles of Political Economy, Mill's first major work in moral and political philosophy, provides a challenging, sometimes surprising account of Mill's views on many important topics: socialism, population, the status of women, the cultural bases of economic productivity, the causes and possible cures of poverty, the nature of property rights, taxation, and the legitimate functions of government. Nathanson cuts through the dated and less relevant sections of this large work and includes significant material omitted in other editions, making it possible to see the connections between the views Mill expressed in Principles of Political Economy and the ideas he defended in his later works, particularly On Liberty. Indeed, studying Principles of Political Economy, Nathanson argues in his general Introduction, can help to resolve the apparent contradiction between Mill's views in On Liberty and those in Utilitarianism, making it a key text for understanding Mill’s philosophy as a whole. |
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... supposed to provide guidance in making moral and political judgments. Although neither of these later books contains an elaborate or esoteric system, there is a good deal of controversy about their correct interpretation. One reason for ...
... supposed to possess a sphere of complete autonomy. Even actions that are viewed as sinful or unwise must be permitted so long as they do not harm others. On Liberty is devoted to developing and defending this view. It is a powerful and ...
... supposed to be derived from it and is meant to be subservient to it. It is what Mill calls a “secondary” or “subordinate” principle. As Mill tells us in Utilitarianism, “Whatever we adopt as the fundamental principle of morality, we ...
... supposed to be otherwise. It is no part of the design of this treatise to aim at metaphysical nicety of definition, where the ideas suggested by a term are already as determinate as practical purposes require. But, little as it might be ...
... supposed to send out more money than it brought in, however ample and valuable might be the returns in another shape, was looked upon as a losing trade. Exportation of goods was favoured and encouraged (even by means extremely onerous ...