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This work is important in the philosophy of science, and more generally, insofar as it outlines the empirical principles Mill would use to justify his moral and political philosophies. An article in "Philosophy of Recent Times" has described this book as an "attempt to expound a psychological system of logic within empiricist principles.”
Although this philosophy has a long tradition, Mill's account is primarily influenced by Jeremy Bentham and Mill's father James Mill. John Stuart Mill believed in the philosophy of utilitarianism , which he would describe as the principle that holds "that actions are right in the proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong as they tend ...
Largely owing to Mill, utilitarianism rapidly became the dominant ethical theory in Anglo-American philosophy. [17] Though some contemporary ethicists would not agree with all elements of Mill's moral philosophy, utilitarianism remains a live option in ethical theory today.
Others argue that a moral theory that is so contrary to our deeply held moral convictions must either be rejected or modified. [95] There have been various attempts to modify utilitarianism to escape its seemingly over-demanding requirements. [96] One approach is to drop the demand that utility be maximized.
In this essay, Mill argues against the idea that the morality of an action can be judged by whether it is natural or unnatural. [3] He then lays out the two main conceptions of "nature", the first being "the entire system of things" and the second being "things as they would be, apart from human intervention."
Baselines, at Legal Theory Blog. "Mill's Moral and Political Philosophy". Mill's Moral and Political Philosophy: 3.6 The Harm Principle. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University. 2018.
On Liberty is an essay published in 1859 by the English philosopher John Stuart Mill.It applied Mill's ethical system of utilitarianism to society and state. [1] [2] Mill suggested standards for the relationship between authority and liberty.
Mill says that humans must first reason about what is moral, then try to bring the feelings of our conscience in line with our reason. [16] At the same time, Mill says that a good moral system (in his case, utilitarianism ) ultimately appeals to aspects of human nature—which, must themselves be nurtured during upbringing.