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The English Utilitarians
Sir Leslie Stephen
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Description for The English Utilitarians
Paperback. These three volumes - devoted to Jeremy Bentham, James Mill, and John Stuart Mill - represent a triumph of the contextual method rather than a pure contribution to the History of Philosophy. The Utilitarians, Stephen argues, were social reformers first and philosophers second. Series: Continuum Classic Texts Series. Num Pages: 1264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HPCD; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 76. Weight in Grams: 1538.
These three volumes - devoted to Jeremy Bentham, James Mill, and John Stuart Mill - represent a triumph of the contextual method rather than a pure contribution to the History of Philosophy. The Utilitarians, Stephen argues, were social reformers first and philosophers second. Volume One consists largely of a catalogue of the social evils that provided Bentham with his problem and his stimulus. He realized that the ruling classes did not always desire 'the greatest happiness of the greatest number', and this in turn propelled him towards political radicalism. Volume Two contains an extended discussion of the problems of the ... Read more
These three volumes - devoted to Jeremy Bentham, James Mill, and John Stuart Mill - represent a triumph of the contextual method rather than a pure contribution to the History of Philosophy. The Utilitarians, Stephen argues, were social reformers first and philosophers second. Volume One consists largely of a catalogue of the social evils that provided Bentham with his problem and his stimulus. He realized that the ruling classes did not always desire 'the greatest happiness of the greatest number', and this in turn propelled him towards political radicalism. Volume Two contains an extended discussion of the problems of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
1264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Series
Continuum Classic Texts Series
Condition
New
Number of Pages
1264
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780826488169
SKU
V9780826488169
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Reviews for The English Utilitarians
"It would be difficult to find anyone better than Mr Stephen to write the history of 'the compact and energetic school of English Utilitarians', and it is superfluous to praise his achievement. He knows the school from within" - W.R. Sorley in MIND, 1901"