On John Stuart Mill /

"When reading John Stuart Mill, it's easy to have a sense of "déja vu all over again." At first sight, his ideas seem completely familiar, well understood, and thoroughly absorbed in the way we live now. Do we need him to explain the advantages of free speech and open debate? Or...

Description complète

Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Kitcher, Philip, 1947- (Auteur)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Langue:anglais
Publié: New York : Columbia University Press, [2023]
Collection:Core knowledge (Columbia College (Columbia University))
Accès en ligne:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7312/kitc20414
Table des matières:
  • Intro
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. The Making of a Conflicted Humanist
  • 2. Freedom for All?
  • 3. Democracy in Danger?
  • 4. Inevitable Inequality?
  • 5. When Do the Numbers Count?
  • Coda: Progressive Mill
  • Suggestions for Further Reading
  • Index.