John Stewart Mill

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  • The Mental Crisis

    Due to the mounting stresses and expectations put upon him in combination with realizing that, though very educated he may be ill equipped for life, he suffered a mental episode. This, however, led to his introduction into romanticism. Macleod, Christopher, "John Stuart Mill", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2018 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2018/entries/mill/.
  • System of Logic

    John Mils works regarding inductive reasoning, which resulted in the five methods of inductive reasoning, or Mill's Method Macleod, Christopher, "John Stuart Mill", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2018 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2018/entries/mill/.
  • On Liberty

    A response to the transition from an Aristocratic to a more Democratic rule, in which Mills discussed the potential concerns for tyranny and threats to freedom. Macleod, Christopher, "John Stuart Mill", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2018 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2018/entries/mill/.
  • Utilitarianism

    John Stewart Mills' work exploring utilitarianism and the concepts of a persons actions should be considered right if driven by happiness, and that the happiness of the majority should guide the standards.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvmz5E75ZIA Macleod, Christopher, "John Stuart Mill", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2018 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2018/entries/mill/.