The Cambridge Companion to Mill

Author: Skorupski, John (University of St Andrews, Scotland)

Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900

Published on 13 January 1998 by CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Cambridge Companions to Philosophy' series.

Paperback / softback | 608 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
223 x 151 x 40 | 916g

John Stuart Mill (1806–73) ranks among the very greatest thinkers of the nineteenth century. His impact through his books, journalism, correspondence, and political activity on modern culture and thought has been immense, and his continuing importance for contemporary philosophy and social thought is widely recognised. This Companion furnishes the reader with a systematic and fully up-to-date account of the many facets of Mill's thought and influence. New readers will find this the most convenient and accessible guide to Mill currently available. Advanced students and specialists will find a conspectus of recent developments in the interpretation of Mill.