On Liberty and Utilitarianism
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作者John Stuart Mill(约翰·斯图尔特·米尔) 著
出版社Random House
出版时间1993-01
版次1
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作者
John Stuart Mill(约翰·斯图尔特·米尔) 著
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出版社
Random House
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出版时间
1993-01
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版次
1
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ISBN
9780553214147
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定价
27.70元
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装帧
平装
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开本
其他
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其他
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页数
272页
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正文语种
英语
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丛书
Bantam Classics
- 【内容简介】
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Togetherthesetwoessaysmarkthephilosophiccornerstoneofdemocraticmoralityandrepresentathought-provokingsearchforthetruebalancebetweentherightsoftheindividualandthepowerofthestate.ThoroughlyschooledintheprinciplesoftheutilitarianmovementfoundedbyJeremyBentham,JohnStuartMillneverthelessbringshisownuniqueintellectualenergytoissuessuchasindividualfreedom,equality,authority,happiness,justice,andvirtue.
OnLibertyisMill'sfamousexaminationofthenatureofindividualityanditscrucialroleinanysocialsystemthatexpectstoremaincreativeandvital.Utilitarianismbrilliantlyexpoundsapragmaticethicbasedononecontroversialproposition:actionsarerightonlyiftheypromotethecommongoodandwrongiftheydonot.WhilemuchofMill'sthinkingwaseventuallyadoptedbysocialists,itisintoday'sdemocraticsocieties—withtheirtroublingissuesofcrime,freedomofspeech,andtheboundariesofpersonalliberty—thathisworkresoundsmostpowerfully.
- 【作者简介】
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JohnStuartMillwasachildofradicalism,bornin1806intoararefiedrealmofphilosophicdiscourse.Hisfather,whowithJeremyBenthamwasafoundingmemberoftheutilitarianmovement,wasresponsibleforhisson'seducationandsawtoitthathewastrainedintheclassicsatanextraordinarilyearlyage.In1823MillgaveupacareerinlawtobecomeaclerkattheEastIndiaCompany,wherehisfatherworked.Likehisfather,herosetothepositionofchiefexaminer,whichhehelduntilheretiredfromthecompanyin1858.
Whilestillinhisteens,MillbeganpublishingarticlesandessaysinvariouspublicationsandbecameaneditoroftheLondonandWestminsterReview,in1835.In1843hepublishedSystemofLogic,followedbyPrinciplesofPoliticalEconomyin1848.OtherimportantworksincludeOnLiberty(1859),Utilitarianism(1863),TheSubjectionofWomen(written1861,published1869),andAutobiography(publishedposthumouslyin1873).
MillmarriedHarrietHardyTaylorin1851,andherinfluenceonhisthinkingandwritinghasbeenwidelycited.ThecoupleworkedtogetheronOnLiberty,andtheessayisdedicatedtohermemory–shediedin1858.AfterservingasamemberofParliamentfrom1865,to1868,MillretiredtoFranceanddiedatAvignonin1873.
IttookscholarsseveraldecadesbeforetheyfullyexaminedJohnStuartMill'suniqueandsystematiccontributionstoethicalandlogicaltraditions.Fortoday'sstudentsofeconomics,philosophy,andpoliticsheremainsavibrantandpreeminentfigure.
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