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Born in Southeast England
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A System of Logic, Ratiocinative and Inductive (1843)
In a "System of Logic," John Stuart Mill discussed a wide variety of issues including common fallacies found within government systems and social science principles. Mill, John Stuart. A System of Logic, Ratiocinative and Inductive. Vol. 1, John W. Parker, 1843. -
Principles of Political Economy (1848)
In his work "Principles of Political Economy," John Stuart Mill discussed a variety of issues including trade-imbalances and various political systems. Mill, John Stuart. Principles of Political Economy. Vol. 1, John W. Parker, 1848. -
On Liberty (1859)
John Stuart's "On Liberty" was exceptionally influential in a time the world was shifting from aristocratic to increasingly democratic forms of government (Macleod). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wF2aIQM4M8 Mill, John Stuart. On Liberty. 1859. Macleod, Christopher. “John Stuart Mill.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Edited by Edward N. Zalta, Fall 2018 ed., plato.stanford.edu/entries/mill/. -
Utilitarianism (1863)
In his work "Utilitarianism," John Stuart provides his defense of Utilitarianism and presents his concept of the "greatest happiness principle" which argues "The creed which accepts...the greatest happiness principle, holds that actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness" (Mill). Mill, John Stuart. Utilitarianism. 1863. -
Death in Southeastern France