{"product_id":"mill-isbn-9781405150873","title":"Mill","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Stuart Mill\u003c\/i\u003e investigates the central elements of the 19th century philosopher’s most profound and influential works, from \u003ci\u003eOn Liberty\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eUtilitarianism\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Subjection of Women\u003c\/i\u003e. Through close analysis of his primary works, it reveals the very heart of the thinker’s ideas, and examines them in the context of utilitarianism, liberalism and the British empiricism prevalent in Mill’s day.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents an analysis of the full range of Mill’s primary writings, getting to the core of the philosopher’s ideas.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the central elements of Mill’s writings in easily accessible prose\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePlaces Mill’s work and thought within the larger cultural and social context of 19th century Britain\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIllustrates the continued relevance of Mill’s philosophy to today’s reader\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Acknowledgments.\u003cbr\u003e Notes on Contributors. \u003cbr\u003e Foreword: Cheryl Mwaria.\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction: The Writer in the Anthropologist: Maria D. Vesperi and Alisse Waterston.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart I: Conceptions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e2. Speaking Truth to Power with Books: Howard Zinn.\u003cbr\u003e 3. Remember When Writing Was Fun? Why Academics Should Go On a Low Syllable, Active Voice Diet: Karen Brodkin.\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Bard: Carolyn Nordstrom.\u003cbr\u003e 5. Saggin’ and Braggin’: Lee D. Baker.\u003cbr\u003e 6. Stories for Readers: A Few Observations from Outside the Academy: Andrew Barnes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart II: Creations.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e7. Writing Poverty, Drawing Readers: Stories in Love, Sorrow and Rage: Alisse Waterston.\u003cbr\u003e 8. Write‑ous Indignation: Black Girls, Dilemmas of Cultural Domination and the Struggle to Speak the Skin We Are In: Signithia Fordham.\u003cbr\u003e 9. Writing Truth to Power: Racism as Statecraft: Arthur K. Spears.\u003cbr\u003e 10. Remembering Octavia: Sharon Ball.\u003cbr\u003e 11. Believing in Anthropology as Literature: Ruth Behar.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart III:  Receptions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e12. Walking in Zora’s Shoes or “Seek[ing] Out de Inside Meanin’ of Words”: The Intersections of Anthropology, Ethnography, Identity, and Writing: Irma McClaurin.\u003cbr\u003e 13. Off the Shelf and Into Oblivion?: Catherine Kingfisher.\u003cbr\u003e 14. “Don’t Use Your Data as a Pillow”: S. Eben Kirksey.\u003cbr\u003e 15. The Trope of the Pith Helmet: America’s Anthropology, Anthropology’s America: Micaela di Leonardo.\u003cbr\u003e 16. The Book that Wrote Me: Roger Sanjek.\u003cbr\u003e 17. Fighting Words: Paul Farmer.\u003cbr\u003e 18. Taking Chances: Maria D. Vesperi.\u003cbr\u003e Index.   \u003cb\u003eWendy Donner\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at \u003cst1:placename w:st=\"on\"\u003eCarleton\u003c\/st1:placename\u003e \u003cst1:placetype w:st=\"on\"\u003eUniversity\u003c\/st1:placetype\u003e in \u003cst1:country-region w:st=\"on\"\u003e\u003cst1:place w:st=\"on\"\u003eCanada\u003c\/st1:place\u003e\u003c\/st1:country-region\u003e. She is a leading Mill scholar and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Liberal Self: John Stuart Mill’s Moral and Political Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eRichard Fumerton\u003c\/b\u003e is the F. Wendell Miller Professor of Philosophy at the \u003cst1:place w:st=\"on\"\u003e\u003cst1:placetype w:st=\"on\"\u003eUniversity\u003c\/st1:placetype\u003e of \u003cst1:placename w:st=\"on\"\u003eIowa\u003c\/st1:placename\u003e\u003c\/st1:place\u003e. A leading epistemologist, he is the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eMetaepistemology and\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSkepticism, Realism and the Correspondence Theory of Truth, Reason and Morality,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEpistemology.\u003c\/i\u003e  The issues that engaged John Stuart Mill might have been taken from today’s headlines: liberty, education, democracy, the environment, economic growth, sexual equality. In this timely volume, two leading scholars, Wendy Donner and Richard Fumerton, examine Mill’s primary philosophical writings to get to the very heart of his ideas and his legacy.  \u003cp\u003eThe volume begins with an overview of Mill’s life, work, and reputation, examining the historical context of the nineteenth century that shaped his thinking and the relevance of his philosophy to contemporary readers. In Part I, Wendy Donner explores the main components of Mill’s writings in ethics and political philosophy – from \u003ci\u003eOn Liberty\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eUtilitarianism\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSubjection of Women\u003c\/i\u003e. Central to his ethical views is the development of utilitarianism, and the opening chapters look at the structure of Mill’s moral philosophy, featuring the Art of Life. Subsequent chapters focus on the nature and ramifications of Mill’s liberty principle, his views on education, liberalism and democracy, sexuality and the subjection of women, and finally his incipient environmentalism. In Part II, Richard Fumerton discusses Mill’s work in logic, metaphysics, and epistemology, focusing on an accessible account of those views Mill himself was most concerned to defend.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis latest volume in Blackwell’s Great Minds series is a lucid and accessible guide for students, researchers, teachers, and general readers, aiming throughout to reveal the fundamental elements underpinning the intricate weave of Mill’s thought.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"An outstanding introduction to Mill, at once accessible and engaging as well as scholarly and full of philosophical interest.\" –\u003ci\u003eRoger Crisp, University of Oxford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"This is the most important book on Mill in the past ten years. I was overwhelmed by the depth of analysis and comprehensiveness of treatment.\" \u003ci\u003e–Henry West, Macalester College\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989627388133,"sku":"NP9781405150873","price":100.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405150873.jpg?v=1761784868","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/mill-isbn-9781405150873","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}