John Stuart Mill - Key Ideas (1806–73) (Edexcel A-Level Politics): Flashcards
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Mill's 1859 work on individual freedom
Mill's 1859 work on individual freedom
On Liberty
Mill's birth date and place
Mill's birth date and place
20th May 1806, Pentonville, London
Mill's death date and place
Mill's death date and place
7th May 1873, Avignon, France
Social reform Mill supported for women
Social reform Mill supported for women
Female suffrage
Mill's 1869 work
Mill's 1869 work
The Subjection of Women
Mill's Harm Principle core idea
Mill's Harm Principle core idea
Free to do anything except harm other individuals
Principle Mill adopted: greatest happiness for greatest...
Principle Mill adopted: greatest happiness for greatest...
Greatest happiness principle (greatest number)
Who suggested the greatest happiness principle?
Who suggested the greatest happiness principle?
Jeremy Bentham
Mill's view on freedom of speech
Mill's view on freedom of speech
Strong advocate; essential for truth & progress
Moral theory Mill supported about happiness
Moral theory Mill supported about happiness
Utilitarianism
Mill's distinction in types of pleasures
Mill's distinction in types of pleasures
Higher (intellectual/moral) vs lower (physical)
Mill's utilitarianism considers this, not just quantity
Mill's utilitarianism considers this, not just quantity
Quality of happiness
Method Mill promoted for testing ideas
Method Mill promoted for testing ideas
Discussion; playing devil's advocate
Term for Mill's ideas bridging classical & modern liberalism
Term for Mill's ideas bridging classical & modern liberalism
Transitional liberalism
Government/law grounded on permanent interests of man as...
Government/law grounded on permanent interests of man as...
A progressive being