James Mill Political Writings

James Mill (1773–1836) is today best known as Jeremy Bentham’s chief disciple and John Stuart Mill’s father. Yet he was himself a formidable and important Utilitarian thinker in his own right. This volume presents a wide sampling of Mill’s political writings and polemical essays. It begins with his classic work, the Essay on Government, and includes pieces on rights, education, the free press, the secret ballot, and punishment. The collection concludes with Macaulay’s famous critique of the Essay on Government, and Mill’s heretofore unnoticed reply in his Fragment on Government (1835). This is the first such collection of Mill’s political works to appear in one volume. It will be of interest to students and scholars of politics, philosophy, and the history of ideas.Mill, James is the author of 'James Mill Political Writings' with ISBN 9780521387484 and ISBN 0521387485.