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On John Stuart Mill

by Philip Kitcher
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On John Stuart Mill
On John Stuart Mill

Reinvigorating Mill's ideas for modern challenges.

If you've ever found yourself nodding along with the principles of free speech and equality yet feeling something's amiss in our current political climate, this book can offer a fresh perspective. Through a deep dive into John Stuart Mill's work, "On John Stuart Mill" by Philip Kitcher reframes familiar ideas within the context of today's ethical and social debates. Think of it as a conversation with a wise forebear, one that could bring clarity and insight to the complexities of contemporary issues ranging from free speech limitations to the nuances of democracy.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

On John Stuart Mill

by Philip Kitcher
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ISBN: 9780231204149
Authors: Philip Kitcher
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Date of Publication: 2023-01-03
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Philosophy, Politics
Related Topics: Political Science, Theory
Goodreads rating: 3.56
(rated by 9 readers)

Description

John Stuart Mill expressed many of the central tenets of liberalism with unsurpassed clarity and enduring influence. Yet Mill’s apparent victory in the marketplace of ideas has numbed us to the power of his arguments. To many readers today, his views can seem utterly familiar, even banal. Sharing insights from teaching Mill for many years, the eminent philosopher Philip Kitcher makes a cogent case for why we should read this nineteenth-century thinker now. He portrays Mill as a conflicted humanist who wrestled with problems that are equally urgent in our own time. Kitcher reflects on Mill’s ideas in the context of contemporary ethical, social, and political issues such as COVID mandates, gun control, income inequality, gay rights, and climate change. More broadly, he shows, Mill’s writings help us cultivate our own capacities for critical thought and ethical decision making. Inviting readers into a conversation with Mill, this book shows that he supplies tools for thinking that are as valuable today as they were in the nineteenth century.
 

Reinvigorating Mill's ideas for modern challenges.

If you've ever found yourself nodding along with the principles of free speech and equality yet feeling something's amiss in our current political climate, this book can offer a fresh perspective. Through a deep dive into John Stuart Mill's work, "On John Stuart Mill" by Philip Kitcher reframes familiar ideas within the context of today's ethical and social debates. Think of it as a conversation with a wise forebear, one that could bring clarity and insight to the complexities of contemporary issues ranging from free speech limitations to the nuances of democracy.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.