{"product_id":"utilitarianism-and-on-liberty-isbn-9780631233527","title":"Utilitarianism and On Liberty","description":"Including three of his most famous and important essays, \u003ci\u003eUtilitarianism\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOn Liberty\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEssay on Bentham\u003c\/i\u003e, along with formative selections from Jeremy Bentham and John Austin, this volume provides a uniquely perspicuous view of Mill's ethical and political thought.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains Mill's most famous and influential works, \u003ci\u003eUtilitarianism\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOn Liberty\u003c\/i\u003e as well as his important \u003ci\u003eEssay on Bentham.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUses the 1871 edition of \u003ci\u003eUtilitarianism\u003c\/i\u003e, the last to be published in Mill's lifetime.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes selections from Bentham and John Austin, the two thinkers who most influenced Mill.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduction written by Mary Warnock, a highly respected figure in 20th-century ethics in her own right.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an extensive, up-to-date bibliography with the best scholarship on Mill, Bentham and Utilitarianism.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction by Mary Warnock 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBENTHAM\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation (chapters I–V) 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMILL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBentham (from Dissertations and Discussions, volume I) 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn Liberty 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUtilitarianism 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAUSTIN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Province of Jurisprudence Determined. Lecture II 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChronological table 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 257\u003c\/p\u003e  \"Anyone interested in the utilitarianism of Bentham and Mill will be pleased to have the essential readings in one volume and grateful to Mary Warnock for her informative and insightful introduction.\" \u003ci\u003eWilliam H. Shaw, San Jose State University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c!--end--\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The creed which accepts as the foundation of morals Utility, or the Greatest Happiness Principle, holds that actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness.\" \u003ci\u003eJohn Stuart Mill, Utilitarianism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The sole end for which mankind are warranted, individually or collectively, in interfering with the liberty of action of any of their number, is self-protection.\" \u003ci\u003eJohn Stuart Mill, On Liberty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Warnock\u003c\/b\u003e (1924 – 2019) was an English moral philosopher and Mistress of Girton College, Cambridge from 1984 until 1991. She was made a life peer in 1985 and given the title Baroness Warnock of Weeke in the City of Winchester. She was the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eEthics Since 1900\u003c\/i\u003e (1960),\u003ci\u003e The Philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre\u003c\/i\u003e (1963),\u003ci\u003e Existentialist Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e (1966), \u003ci\u003eExistentialism\u003c\/i\u003e (1970),\u003ci\u003e An Intelligent Person's Guide to Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e (2000),\u003ci\u003e Dishonest to God: On Keeping Religion Out of Politics\u003c\/i\u003e (2010),\u003ci\u003e and Critical Reflections on Ownership\u003c\/i\u003e (2015). She is widely regarded as a trailblazer for establishing ethical frameworks around deeply controversial issues such as special needs education and human fertility treatments, and is credited with laying the blueprint for regulatory policymaking in these areas.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book combines John Stuart Mill's key writings, \u003ci\u003eUtilitarianism, On Liberty,\u003c\/i\u003e and \"Essay on Bentham\", with formative selections from Mill's greatest influences, Jeremy Bentham and John Austin. The collection provides a thorough and perspicuous view of Mill's thought, further enriched by a discerning introduction from renowned ethics scholar Mary Warnock. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering indispensable insight into one of the most profound and influential thinkers in Western philosophy, this volume has been designed to support new scholarship on John Stuart Mill, while an extensive bibliography of the best scholarship on Mill, Bentham, and \u003ci\u003eUtilitarianism\u003c\/i\u003e makes this book exceptionally useful for students.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990443213029,"sku":"NP9780631233527","price":14.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631233527.jpg?v=1761787849","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/utilitarianism-and-on-liberty-isbn-9780631233527","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}