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John Stuart Mill Birth
Born in Pentonville, London, United Kingdom to British historian, economist, and philosopher James Mill -
Early Childhood Development
He was educated exclusively by his father
Education included included the original Greek Aesop’s Fables, Xenophon’s Anabasis, and the whole of the historian Herodotus.
At the age of eight he started Latin, the geometry of Euclid, and algebra and began to teach the younger children of the family
Scholastic logic, political economy -
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Mill's Various Roles in Society After His Father Died
Mill had charge of the British East India Company’s relations with the Indian states, and in 1856 he became chief of the examiner’s office -
System of Logic
Attempt to formulate a logic of the human sciences—including history, psychology, and sociology
Mill, John S. A System of Logic Ratiocinative and Inductive: Being a Connected View of the Principles of Evidence and the Methods of Scientific Investigation. London: Longmans, Green, 1886. -
On Liberty
On Liberty is a philosophical essay that applies Mill's ethical system of utilitarianism to society and state.
Mill, John Stuart. On Liberty. Dover Publications, 2002. -
Utilitarianism
Utilitarianism is a classic exposition and defence of utilitarianism in ethics
Mill, John Stuart. Utilitarianism . London, Parker, son, and Bourn, 1863. -
An Examination of Sir William Hamilton's Philosophy
In An Examination of Sir William Hamilton's Philosophy, Mill explains why Hamilton's views on the limitations of human knowledge were, to Mil's thinking, wrong, and in the process, lays out his own ideas on the freedom of human will.
Mill, John S. An Examination of Sir William Hamilton's Philosophy: And of the Principal Philosophical Questions Discussed in His Writings. London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green, 1865. -
John Stuart Mill's Contributions to the Philosophies of Science
English philosopher, economist, and exponent of utilitarianism.
Mill seized every chance for exposing departures from sound principles in Parliament and courts of justice.
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John Stuart Mill Death
In Avignon, France