Mill, James(1773–1836)
James Mill, a British historian, economist, psychologist, utilitarian philosopher, and father of John Stuart Mill, was born in Scotland but spent most of his adult life i...
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The Scottish philosopher and journalist James Mill (1773-1836) implemented and popularized utilitarianism. Although possessing little originality of thought, he indirectly influenced the development o...
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Much less well-known than his son John Stuart Mill, James Mill nevertheless occupies a position of importance in the history of Western political thought. Rather than a practical politician, Mill was ...
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One of the founders of the school of "philosophic radicalism," or utilitarianism, which made a considerable impact on nineteenth-century British thought, James Mill was the son of a shoemaker who had ...
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James Mill has suffered the unfortunate distinction of being overshadowed by both his philosophical mentor--the founder of utilitarianism, Jeremy Bentham--and his own son, the philosopher John Stuart ...
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James Mill was born in Scotland in 1773 to a shoemaker. It was his mother's goal that Mill rise above his social status. Through her social connections, he met Sir John Stuart, who became a mentor and...
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Mill, James (1773-1836)
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