PHI 1103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: John Stuart Mill, Jeremy Bentham, Negative Liberty
9 May 2016
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Liberty (freedom) is the central moral value on which modern democracies are founded. Does having a democratic form of government suffice for people to have liberty. John stuart mill was born in pentonville a suburb of london (1806-1873) Son of james mill (both he and jeremy bentham stand as the theorists of utilitarianism) He began to learn greek at three and latin at eight. By the age of fourteen he had read most of the greek and latin classics had made a wide survey of history had done extensive work in logic and mathematics and had mastered the basics of economic theory. He was the most influential english speaking philosopher of the 19th century. He was one of the last systematic philosophers making significant contributions in logic, metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, political philosophy, and social theory. During mills lifetime he was most widely admired for his work in theoretical philisiphy and political economy.
